Prices of numerous construction materials soared again in November, outpacing the rate at which contractors raised their bid prices.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute joined with dozens of other industry groups in a letter asking President Joe Biden to end Trump-era Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and quotas on national security and trade allies.

The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) issues a statement after President Trump reimposes tariffs on Canada. 

In tweets posted Dec. 2, 2019, President Trump announced that he will restore tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the two countries. 

China will implement retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods and reinstate levies on American automobiles.

In a memo, a US Steel plant in Michigan says recently announced layoffs are expected to be temporary, not permanent. However, layoffs are likely to continue "periodically."

According to the Wall Street Journal, JSW Steel USA is suing the Trump Commerce Department for being denied exclusions from steel tariffs.

Domestic steel production utilization dips below 80 percent for the first time in nearly a year. 

President Trump says the 5 percent tariff on goods from Mexico will increase until illegal immigration stops. 

After being denied a steel tariffs exemption, an Allegheny Technologies Inc. steel mill in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, has put the breaks on hiring 100 workers. The Pittsburg Post-Gazette reports.