It has been a while since we reviewed recent trends in the global tinplate sector, so this week we summarise some highlights from our most recent Galvanized Steel and Tinplate Market Tracker report. The main reason imports...
US tinplate market after the tariff
Straightforward exemptions from the Section 232 tariff have run out. In the run-up to the publication of the Commerce Department’s findings there were wide month-to-month fluctuations in US tinplate imports. April saw the highest import total on record – nearly two-thirds above average April arrivals over the previous seven years. But that came after unusually low arrivals in March. Total January-April imports were only down 3-3.5% year-on-year.
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