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The notoriously combative U.S. executive and vocal public supporter of President Donald Trump said July 21 that Carney and his cabinet should enact “significant” trade protections.

Canada will reduce the amount of foreign steel importers can bring into the country tariff-free, a move to help domestic producers suffering from President Donald Trump’s levies.

A group of Canadian steel producers said the government’s plan to restrict foreign steel imports isn’t strong enough and warned that the industry is set to shed thousands more jobs.

The new facility is designed specifically to handle cold-rolled steel coils. It marks the first phase in a plan to upgrade the site into a high-performing logistics hub for central Alabama.

Nippon Steel closed its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, bringing to an end an 18-month effort to combine the American and Japanese steelmakers, the companies said in a June 18 statement.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed June 16 to implement a trade deal announced last month, with one notable exception.

Nippon Steel won conditional U.S. approval for its $14.1 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, capping a lengthy saga in a tie-up that will create one of the world’s largest steel companies.

“We cannot accept any form of unfair practices from different countries when it comes to our Canadian market. That’s enough,” Industry Minister Melanie Joly told reporters on June 11.

Under its current terms, the deal would allow U.S. buyers to import Mexican steel duty-free as long as they kept total shipments below a level based on historical trade volumes.

Nippon Steel and United States Steel are on pace to finalize their $14.1 billion combination with President Donald Trump’s administration ahead of a deal deadline later this month.