Industry News

Steel Executives Bring Trade and Jobs Focus to Capitol Hill

March 21, 2018

Chief executives from four of the leading steel companies in the U.S told over a dozen members of the Congressional Steel Caucus today that they were grateful for the president’s support for the steel industry, and emphasized the challenges the industry faces from surges of unfairly traded steel imports and global steel overcapacity.

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Tariff exemptions put US on less of a slippery slope, CEO says

March 8, 2018
Ravin Gandhi, GMM Nonstick Coating CEO, and Mickey McNamara, Zekelman Industries executive vice-president, discuss President Trump’s tariffs.

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Commerce Secretary Ross: Tariffs are ‘motivation’ for Canada, Mexico to make a ‘fair’ NAFTA deal

March 8, 2018
By exempting Mexico and Canada from new tariffs, President Donald Trump is hoping to incentivize those nations to strike a fair deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC on Thursday.

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Trump signs steel and aluminum tariffs that exempt Canada and Mexico and leave door open to other countries

March 8, 2018
President Donald Trump signed two proclamations Thursday that implement tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but exempt Canada and Mexico. The tariffs will take effect in 15 days.

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CBS Evening News Visits Steel Mill in Wheatland, PA

March 7, 2018
Barry Zekelman took CBS Evening News through one of his 15 steel plants in the U.S. He’s expecting his pipe-making business to pick up pace if the 25 percent tariff on foreign steel imports becomes reality. To Zekelman, it’s about more than just the steel industry.

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Barry Zekelman Speaks on CNBC’s “Closing Bell”

March 5, 2018
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Barry Zekelman, CEO of pipe and tube-maker Zekelman Industries, discusses what Trump’s tariffs could mean to jobs in Indiana, and industry in this country.

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Mickey McNamara Speaks on CNBC’s “Closing Bell”

March 2, 2018
Mickey McNamara, executive vice president of Zekelman Industries, discusses the impact of trade tariffs for the domestic steel industry.

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Zekelman Industries celebrates steel trade policy changes with employee bonus

March 1, 2018
Zekelman Industries announced today that every employee will receive a $1,000 annual bonus beginning when President Trump’s planned steel trade policy changes take effect, and for as long as they remain in place.

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