AISI Comments on China Being Named Currency Manipulator

WASHINGTON, D.C. – AISI President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson issued the following comment regarding today’s action by the Treasury Department to formally designate China as a currency manipulator:

“Today’s action by the Treasury Department is welcome news for the steel industry and American manufacturing. China was, and remains, a currency manipulator. The Chinese government’s actions today are just one more instance of its active role in manipulating the value of its currency to promote Chinese exports. We applaud the decisive action today by President Trump and the U.S. government to address the damage, and unfair competitive advantage, that China’s undervalued currency has caused to our nation’s manufacturing sector – especially the steel industry.”

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AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI is comprised of 18 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and approximately 120 associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI’s website at www.steel.org. Follow AISI on Facebook or Twitter (@AISISteel).