| Some of the automotive suppliers from U.S. have | | | | from U.S.A they have not felt relief from the existed |
| demanded for exclusions from the high tariffs which | | | | guidelines of the administration's exclusion |
| were mostly agreed by the Bush administration and | | | | process.The process has described mainly speciality |
| almost all companies filed range from Tier 1 producers | | | | forms of steel from abroad which could not been |
| to the small Tier 3 Producers.Motor& Equipment | | | | created or bought from the U.S. market. The U.S. |
| Manufacturers Association (also named MEMA), taking | | | | steel producers have reached exclusion in the first |
| into account the possibilities of serious job losses has | | | | tour for importing slabs and flat-rolled steel products |
| required for an expand of existent guidelines of the | | | | at low prices, while steel costumers have gained |
| second stage of exclusions and 'to consider the | | | | minimal relief. Moreover, competitors from abroad |
| critical factors of price and supply steel as part of its | | | | have gained a more powerful control over the U.S. |
| decisions''s.Despite the fact that MEMA is prone to | | | | market by buying steel at normal prices and by |
| support an existent of domestic steel industry, its | | | | exporting finished or partially finished products at |
| tariffs had a strong negative effect on the | | | | lower tariffs.MEMA claims is heavily concerned by the |
| automotive suppliers, according to Chris Bates the | | | | fact that high steel prices will threaten the viability of |
| president of MEMA. This supply constraints and the | | | | a powerful American manufacturing center' without a |
| increases in price which are generally a result of the | | | | secure supply of raw materials and a steady cost |
| high steel tariffs are now obliging large Tier 1 | | | | structure, U.S. auto parts and components |
| Automotive suppliers to start creating or buying | | | | manufacturers will not be able to secure future |
| components that they have previously created and | | | | business and to ensure their competitive stance in |
| purchased from foreign sources.According to what | | | | the global automotive industry', MEMA claimed.MEMA |
| MEMA claims, a tendency of responding to the | | | | will continue as strong supporter of the House |
| increase of steel tariffs is to reduce the production | | | | Resolution, introduced by representative Joe |
| and to start thinking about the movement of some | | | | Knollenberg on Oct. 9. The legislation which happens |
| manufacturing facilities permanently abroad. MEMA | | | | to be bipartisan has gained support in the 107th |
| also claim that the shift of movement facilities and | | | | Congress and it has been introduced again in |
| jobs to other countries where prices remain the | | | | theHouse in 3003. This Resolution of Knollenberg's |
| same is growing fast.The industry of auto parts | | | | asks the president to ask that the International |
| suppliers haven't benefited from the first round of | | | | Trade Comission should reconsider the effect of the |
| the process of exclusion, taken care of by the | | | | tariffs on steel consumption industries in U.S.The |
| Department of Commerce and the U.S. trade | | | | present analysis must be included in the ITC's |
| Representatives's office.Taking into account the fact | | | | midterm review of the administrations's steel |
| that the U.S. manufacturers of automotive parts and | | | | program, which should be released by September |
| components reach a price of 95 percent of the steel | | | | 2003, said MEMA. |