Influx of aluminum imports to the US this day has led to at least closure or scaling back of production for eight smelter plants in the USA since 2015, calling out China, Russia and UAE as the big three suppliers to the US, endangering the survival of the US Aluminum industry, a threat to the US national security due to aluminum being of the high-class metal applied in the US defense industry.

Ross is also see to investigation of all foreign steel imports here, known as 232 investigations ongoing, while brushing off whatever old trade law in practice, stressing the business trade based on level-playing field. The ongoing investigation will take 60-90 days to complete, as now speculated.