Mittal: Steel Tariffs Have Been a ‘Net Positive’ for Company
08/02/2018 - Rising steel prices and healthy demand propelled ArcelorMittal’s second-quarter profits to US$1.9 billion, its best quarterly finish since 2011. And chief executive Lakshmi Mittal is thanking one person: U.S. President Donald Trump.
“The industry has quite changed,” Mittal told The New York Times. “Trade actions in various countries have really helped in structurally changing the landscape of the steel industry.”
The Times has more here.