美国化工行业谴责特朗普钢铁关税

中国石化新闻网讯 特朗普政府决定对进口钢铁和铝征收关税，包括化工行业在内的美国许多行业纷纷表示反对。美国行业领先的贸易组织美国化学委员会(ACC)谴责这项措施，称这将损害行业竞争力。

ACC要求特朗普重新考虑这些关税，因为这些关税将推高在美国建设化工装置的成本。

ACC表示：“对于已经宣布投资1850亿美元在美国全国范围内新建工厂、扩建和重新启动工厂的化工制造行业来说，特朗普总统的决定非常糟糕。因为这些投资项目中有一半以上仍处于规划阶段，关税上调引起的市场变动可能会让投资者将项目转移至别的国家和地区。”

张春晓摘译自《C&EN》2018年3月12日

原文如下：

Chemical industry slams Trump steel tariffs

The Trump administration’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum is unpopular with many industries, including the chemical sector. The U.S. industry’s leading trade group, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is condemning the measure, saying it will hurt industry competitiveness.

The ACC has asked Trump to reconsider the tariffs because they will drive up the cost of building chemical plants in the U.S.

“For a chemical manufacturing industry that has invested $185 billion in new factories, expansions, and restarts of facilities around the country, President Trump’s announcement comes at the worst possible time,” ACC said. “More than half of these investment projects are still in the planning stage, and market shifts caused by tariff increases may convince investors to do business elsewhere.”