Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] price of steel up

[irox <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

It seems that the price increase is global.  Of course Bush has (illegally
according to some) tried to make it so that Americans will only buy US
steel by adding a 5% (?) tariff to imported steel.  When you see what is
happening to the Dollar against most other currencies, buying steel from
other countries is even less appealing, making it double pain for all in
inside the US who want to buy steel (high prices + weak dollar).

Hopefully the price won't stay too high for long.

Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Muller <emuller@naic.edu>
Sent: Feb 16, 2004 4:10 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] price of steel up

If it has escaped your notice, other countries also have the talent to 
produce quality steel and they might sell it cheaply. You could try to 
find out which they are. Alternatively, the increase in price COULD be 
due to continued imports using a VERY depreciated US dollar. Just a stab 
in the dark.
EM.



Coalbunny wrote:

> Yep.  They know that our group is the best around and when we start 
> thinking up new ideas for subs the world will come flocking to our 
> doorstep for the plans, and the steel industry see a huge market 
> laying before them.  So yeah, they increase the prices.
>
> But the truth is, after Japan stopped dumping the cheap crap steel on 
> America, the American companies have the market cornered again.  
> depends on what you want, really.  You want cheap garbage steel from 
> Japan or expensive  good quality steel from America?
> Carl
>
>
> Brian Cox wrote:
>
>> Has anyone notice how the price of steel is going up?
>>  
>> Brian Cox
>
>