The Brazilian steel sector expects to negotiate exemptions for its exports from the Section 232 measures imposed by the United States once President-Elect Joe Biden takes office next January, according to national steel association A??o Brasil.
"With the new administration [in the US], we expect to have some room to negotiate again the exemption of [Brazil-origin] steel products from the Section 232 measures," A??o Brasil executive president Marco Polo de Mello Lopes said."If it is not possible to exclude all steel products [from Section 232 tariffs and quotas], we want at least to exempt semi-finished steel...