In March 2018, former President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on steel imports from most nations and a 10% tariff on aluminum imports - a policy he touted as defending U.S. national security - and largely maintained by President Joe Biden.
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Taiwan exported 1.67 million tons of fasteners in 2022, with the export value topping US$6 billion for the first time. Though the tonnage was down 0.7% from 2021, Taiwan’s transformation...

The Trump administration imposed the tariffs in 2018 to “close a loophole exploited by steel-derivatives importers,” Circuit Judge Richard Taranto wrote.

The fractured studs were composed of a corrosion-resistant nickel-based alloy susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement in subsea environments, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

The existing product range included on the TR Fastenings website has been enhanced with more than 150 new products from TENTE Castors, a global castor and wheel manufacturer.

Boeing said it doesn’t anticipate a major disruption to aircraft output in the near term after stopping titanium purchases from Russia, Bloomberg reports.