Throughout the energy sector, companies rely on aluminum and steel imports for infrastructure and development projects. In 2018, the cost of those materials increased when President Trump imposed tariffs on aluminum and steel imports based on a finding that they threaten to impair national security. In a recent decision concerning steel imports from Turkey, the U.S. Court of International Trade confirmed that the President must follow specific statutory procedures before imposing tariffs on the basis of supposed threats to national security.
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