Commerce submits Section 232 steel report, but industry remains wary of further delays

The Commerce Department has submitted its Section 232 report on the national security implications of steel imports to the president, but steel industry sources and other observers are still wondering whether the administration will take action immediately or wait up to three months, as the law allows. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the report's submission late on Jan. 11. The president now has 90 days to determine whether he agrees with the Commerce Department’s findings and to decide whether to...