Steel imports take 25 percent of U S market
August imports rose 34 percent from July and 62 percent from a year earlier, totaling 2.226 million tons and capturing 24.7 percent of the U S market. European producers led shipments as Armco and U S Steel source tubes abroad, while hot rolled sheet and structural shapes also climbed. The report notes concerns over the trigger price mechanism TPM and calls for stronger enforcement against subsidized offshore steelmakers.