Articles Tagged with ''tariffs''

Higher prices for lumber and other wood products, driven by January's 20% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber and new tariffs on Chinese products,   will increase rebuilding costs in areas hit by Hurricane Florence. 

With surcharges on foreign steel, aluminum and components raising production costs, U.S.- based equipment makers consider their options

With surging crude oil production in the Permian Basin reaching the limits of the pipeline system, pipeline companies are working to build new capacity to avoid bottlenecks that could restrict exports out of the area.

Construction companies are planning for the future in the face of current uncertainties.

But steel and aluminum tariffs and rising labor costs may put the squeeze on the bottom line

Trade war! What is it good for? Whether absolutely nothing or something else, construction will start to find out March 23 when a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum proposed on March 8 by President Donald Trump takes effect.

With tariffs of 25% on foreign steel imports and 10% on aluminum signed by President Donald Trump on March 8, U.S. construction estimators and buyers have a bit more clarity what to expect when buying materials for future projects.

Scott Canada, board member for the Solar Energy Industry Association, says a recent ITC ruling could significantly impact the price of imported photovoltaic solar panels.