Salzgitter won't suffer much from new U.S. tolls - CEO in WiWo

Reuters

Published Apr 20, 2017 11:27

Salzgitter won't suffer much from new U.S. tolls - CEO in WiWo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Any new U.S. tariffs on steel imports will not leave a "trail of blood" in the financial results of German steelmaker Salzgitter (DE:SZGG), its chief executive told German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche in comments published on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected later to sign a directive asking for a speedy probe into whether imports of foreign-made steel are hurting U.S. national security.

Salzgitter CEO Heinz Joerg Fuhrmann said the U.S. market for large pipes was in any case not very fruitful. "We will not supply a single tonne to the USA that will be subject to this toll," he said.