U.S.-EU Trade Talks Could (Eventually) End Section 232 on Europe

The United States and the European Union have begun negotiations that could lead to the removal of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the continent, according to market participants and a joint statement from the two sides.

The official trigger of the talks: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis on Monday, May 17, announced they had started bilateral discussions to address excess global steel and aluminum production capacity.

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Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube, and aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a BA in English from the University of Chicago and an MSJ journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Contact him at michael@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7872.