Nucor CEO bullish on Trump tariffs and policy changes 'in the coming hours and days'

Nucor executives called for more restrictive measures on illegally dumped and subsidized imports, saying they look forward to working with the Trump administration to support domestic steel.

Since November, Trump has threatened to apply 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico. On Inauguration Day, he threatened to impose them as soon as Feb. 1.

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Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie Ritenbaugh is a reporter for Steel Market Update. She is an experienced business journalist, holding a variety of positions for trade publications and newspapers, including covering shale development for Gas Business Briefing/Platts and for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She can be reached at stephanie.ritenbaugh@crugroup.com or +1 724-759-7868

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