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Show j 4a monday, december 1 12, 1977 allow imposition of dumping Rally Continued from page 2,000 jobs and wages and benefits earned of some $60 million annually. In 1977, 13 d sheets from price; France have sold at San Francisco for $51.50 less; and Japanese tinplate has gone for $25 a ton less. cold-rolle- the impact on Genevas competitive position as a result of the flood of unfairly priced foreign steel... has been devastating. In the third quarter of this year, imports took 36.2 percent of the western market. Projections for the fourth quarter estimate imports will get 37.2 percent. Imports into the West of products Geneva makes have increased substantially in the first nine months of this year. Structural shapes rose 35 percent, hot rolled sheets 22 percent, and tin mill products 35 Geneva depends percent. heavily on making steel for tinplate. Foreign producers are able to sell steel at substantially lower prices. Examples: structural shapes from Europe have sold in Los Angeles for $75.60 a ton below Genevas Unfair practices Huish blamed the situation on unfair trade practices by foreign producers who dump their steel in the U.S. below cost in order to export their unemployment. If this I trend continues, see little hope to gain the earnings necessary to simply maintain our industry, much less to modernize it and carry out the environmental imporvements expected of us, he maintained. Huish asked for stricter enforcement of federal law, particularly the Trade Act of 1974 and the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Acts. Those laws, according to the steel company official, would duties, import restrictions, and additional tariffs, along with the making of orderly marketing agreements and even exclusion of products from the market. Of course, imports arent the only problem of the industry. McKay, in his opening remarks, listed five reasons given to him by the director of the Environmental Protection Agency for the industrys decline in severe overall production. They in15-ye- ar cluded: industry diversification into other industries at for prescribing moratoriums were presented to the city commission last week by Salt Lake City planning director, Vern Jorgensen. Among his suggestions a moratorium actions will be taken which will result in adverse effects to a major portion of the community affected. that they be imposed were: that moratoriums be used sparingly and usually only when special circumstances have been brought to light which require a new ordinance, a change in procedure or a modification of existing ordinances. that they be imposed "only when there is reasonable cause to feel that without recommended stricter enforcement of the Trade Act, along with temporary trade restrictions, a moratorium on tariff reductions until specialty steel products could be inspected, and provision of tax credits on pollution control measures for domestic producers. In response to questioning by McKay, Dale L. Arm- wouldnt be recapitalized rather than closed if the the government provided financial relief. Armstrong noted the company is over 75 percent devoted to steel, and were If staying in this business. the opportunity to sell steel at a reasonable return is provided, Armstrong asserted, he didnt know of any location where the opportunity is and strong, general manager of U.S. vice-preside- nt greater or a market greater than the West. Continued on page 16 Steel's western division, said that, although he couldnt bor costs, poor management, low efficiency, and obsolete equipment. Cost us 70,000 jobs McKay also noted for every million tons of steel the U.S. imports, 5,000 steel workers go unemployed. The 14.3 million tons imported last year represents an estimated loss of 70,000 jobs in the U.S. In a statement delivered Count On Us To Count For You Fast, accurate, same day service. Join our growing list of satisfied customers. Large and small accounts welcomed. 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