BOLSTERING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF PRIMARY ALUMINUM:Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation using his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address the national security threat posed by imports of aluminum into the United States and drive new investment into the U.S. aluminum industry.

STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY:President Trump has utilized tariffs on imported aluminum to protect the national security of the United States and its defense and defense-adjacent industrial base.

BUILDING ON A RECORD OF SECURING CRITICAL INDUSTRIES:President Trump has long recognized that America’s national security and economic strength depend on rebuilding key sectors of our industrial base.