He also championed the use of domestic steel, promising to pursue an infrastructure plan under which “new ships, bridges, tunnels<br />and airplanes will be constructed with American hands, American steel and, yes, American tools.”<br />Mr. Trump’s attention to trade and manufacturing — which helped him gain the White House — means<br />more here than any of the stumbles and missteps that feed late-night television comics.<br />“My confidence hasn’t been shaken at all,” said Mr. St. Amand, 37, who moved from<br />Kentucky 16 years ago to take an entry-level job at Nucor as a packager.<br />“We believe our full year 2017 could significantly exceed the level achieved for 2016,” he said, noting that “imports and inventories are down.”<br />Through the years, American producers’ main grievance has been<br />that China treats its highly subsidized steel industry as a giant government jobs programs.<br />Now the Huger plant can make that same ton from recycled material in 0.4 human-hours, said Mr. Daughtridge, who has worked for Nucor for 33 years.<br />In the book, “American Made: Why Making Things Will Return Us to Greatness,” Mr. DiMicco argues<br />that trade policies and the reluctance to impose punishing tariffs have cost the United States millions of manufacturing jobs.
