Final Thoughts: Canada and S232 rocket back into the news—and Steel Summit!

A potential trade deal with Canada and a possible reduction in Section 232 tariffs have rocketed back into the news just a few weeks after it seemed like negotiations between Washington and Ottawa were kaput.

I won’t offer any specifics until I’ve seen the language of the deal. And presumably those details (which weren’t available when I was writing this article) will be available later today, ahead of the latest trade truce with Canada expiring at midnight.

Michael Cowden

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.