FMA Annual Meeting Report 232 The View from Below.

FABRICATION (Manufacturing); FABRICATORS & Manufacturers Association, International; STEEL industry; STEEL exports & imports; TARIFF

The article focuses on views expressed by various speakers regarding the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, during a recent panel discussion at the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA) Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee in March 2019. Vince Pappalardo, managing director of Brown Gibbons Lang & Co., comment that the equity markets, either for steel companies or distributors have not been affected by the tariffs. INSET: Kuehl: Slower U.S. Growth Expected in 2019.