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Mexico Plans Tariffs of 50% on Chinese Cars, Steel, Textiles

Mexico is looking to apply tariffs of as much as 50% on cars and auto parts, as well as steel and textiles from China and other countries with which it does not have a trade agreement.

September 10, 2025
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US Firm Agrees to $500M Investment in Pakistan for Minerals

A U.S. metals company signed a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan on Sept. 8.

September 8, 2025
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Canada Diverts Aluminum Exports to Europe as US Tariffs Bite

Aluminum producers in Quebec are diverting more of the metal used to make cans and car parts to Europe as rising U.S. tariffs make their shipments more expensive for American customers.

September 8, 2025
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Canada Vows Stronger Action on Cheap Steel Imports

Canada has put聽25% tariffs聽on Chinese steel and last month tightened its tariff-rate quotas to further restrict聽imports聽from countries with which it doesn鈥檛 have a free-trade deal.

August 28, 2025
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Fatal Blast at US Steel Plant Raises Questions About Future

Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel acquired the company in June, and vowed that steelmaking would continue in Pennsylvania's Mon Valley.聽

August 18, 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs Signs Steel Pacts With US Automakers

General Motors is one of the carmakers to agree to a multiyear pact.

August 15, 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Urges Canada to Hike Steel Tariffs

The notoriously combative U.S. executive and vocal public supporter of President Donald Trump said July 21 that Carney and his cabinet should enact 鈥渟ignificant鈥 trade protections.

July 21, 2025
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Canada to Curb Steel Imports to Soften Blow From US Tariffs

Canada will reduce the amount of foreign steel importers can bring into the country tariff-free, a move to help domestic producers suffering from President Donald Trump鈥檚 levies.

July 16, 2025
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Canada Faces Steel Job Cuts as US Tariff Pressure Mounts

A group of Canadian steel producers said the government鈥檚 plan to restrict foreign steel imports isn鈥檛 strong enough and warned that the industry is set to shed thousands more jobs.

June 26, 2025
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Alabama鈥檚 Port Birmingham Adds 25,000-Square-Foot Warehouse

The new facility is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils.聽It marks the first phase in a plan to upgrade the site into a high-performing logistics hub for central Alabama.

June 24, 2025