Topalian puts focus on "unfair" trade, eyes USMCA partners

Nucor’s top executive expressed concerns over “unfair” trade practices, highlighting increased steel imports from Mexico and Canada.

“Over the last 18 months, we’ve seen a material uptick in steel imported from Mexico and Canada to levels far above historic levels, contrary to the Section 232 agreements with both countries,” Leon Topalian, Nucor’s chair, president, and CEO, said on a second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.

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Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.