At a press conference Saturday after the end of the G-7 summit in Quebec, Trudeau said Canada, a longtime U.S., ally and trading partner, would not be “pushed around” by America.

Many HVAC distributors didn’t waste time passing along price increases that they blamed on the new 25 percent tariff on imported steel entering the U.S.  

Dustin Denison has resigned himself to paying more for ductwork, registers, fittings and just about everything else containing steel that Applied Energy Innovations uses daily.

The formal complaint starts a 60-day window where WTO will attempt to mediate an end to the dispute.

Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s minister of economic trade and industry, has said the U.S. decision to impose tariffs could disrupt the world’s markets for the two metals.

The White House announcement did not specifically mention the tariffs the White House enacted on steel and aluminum in March.

A bipartisan pair of senators is asking the White House for more information on why it decided to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

The Metal Construction Association awarded its Patrick R. Bush Volunteer Service Award to Scott Moffatt of PPG Industries for his contributions to the organization’s annual and semiannual meetings.

The alliance points out that metal roofing has a Class A fire rating — making it among the highest, most fire-resistant materials available.

The Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association’s 96th annual convention takes place June 27-29 at the Gaylord Palms resort.