<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="Americans"><span>Americans</span></a><span>' lives. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A stainless steel refrigerator holds aluminum soda cans. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A stainless steel drum tumbles inside an aluminum washing machine.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They're the metals used in cars and airplanes, phones and frying pans, skyscrapers and zippers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That's why President Donald Trump's </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/usa-donald-trump-tariffs-on-all-imported-steel-and-aluminium/76fcbd54-fa38-4e87-b8e4-53c295c9ea4e" rel="" target="_blank" title="25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports"><span>25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports</span></a><span>, which went into effect yesterday, could have widespread impact on manufacturers and consumers.</span><br/><br/><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-trade-war-eu-retaliates-against-us-trade-moves-and-hits-beef-whiskey-motorcycles-with-targeted-tariffs/4aa62117-1875-41f4-988f-e7024c32de81" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Canada and EU retaliate against Trump, hitting beef, whiskey, motorcycles</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Here are some of the industries and products that rely on aluminum and steel:</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Construction</span></strong></h3></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/trump-tariffs-from-soup-cans-to-airplanes-steel-and-aluminum-are-a-fundamental-part-of-american-life/2a77ca7f-5678-4305-849f-4be95dea3f7b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The construction industry uses about one-third of all US steel shipments, more than any other industry, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The industry depends on a global supply chain to build everything from airports to schools to roads, according to Associated Builders and Contractors, a trade group with more than 23,000 members.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group says some contractors were able to lock in prices on steel or aluminum ahead of the tariffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-ceasefire-plan-more-details-needed-says-vladimir-putin/9bf4bbba-1be7-414c-9c3a-0bce2120561e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Ukraine calls Putin's bluff, so how will he react?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But if they are prolonged, the import taxes will ultimately raise prices at a time when the construction industry is already struggling with higher costs for labor and materials. And uncertainty around the tariffs will make it less likely that companies will commit to big building projects, the group said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Annie Mecias-Murphy is the co-owner and president of JA&amp;M, a contractor for commercial buildings based in Pembroke Pines, Florida.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the main materials her company uses are rebar, or reinforced steel, and post-tension cables, which reinforce concrete after it's poured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“In attempts to get ahead of the tariffs, we do try to lock in our prices and work with our trade partners and clients on different strategies,” Mecias-Murphy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“But ultimately, the rising costs make it difficult for small business owners like myself to contemplate large-scale multi-year projects.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Steel cans</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tin mill steel is used for a wide variety of packaging, from soup cans to hairspray. And the US currently imports 70 per cent of its tin mill steel, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The institute said the more limited tariffs Trump imposed in 2018 resulted in the closure of nine tin mill lines in the US as manufacturers shifted to other types of steel or simply shut down. As a result, only three US tin steel lines remain open.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mick Beekhuizen, the president and CEO of The Campbell Co., said in an earnings call last week that his company imports tin mill steel from Canada.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-billionaires-lost-money-supporters-in-pictures/2f25bcae-f0ff-4de9-b45a-4a24c86c5f76" target="_blank"><strong><span>All the billionaires who have lost money by supporting Donald Trump</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Beekhuizen said Campbell is working with its suppliers to mitigate the impact of tariffs, but it may need to raise prices.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Consumer Brands Association, which represents packaged food makers, said it’s urging the Trump administration to exempt aluminum and steel products that aren’t available in adequate quantities in the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Otherwise, consumers will likely see higher grocery prices.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“We encourage the Trump administration to recognise the different needs of different US manufacturing sectors,” said Tom Madrecki, vice president of supply chain resiliency at the Consumer Brands Association.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Autos</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most of Ford, GM and Stellantis’ steel and aluminum already comes from the United States, reducing the direct impact the companies would feel from higher duties.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But experts have warned that tariffs might mean the three Detroit automakers have to raise their prices.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Domestic steel and aluminum producers will have to increase their capacity to meet demand or risk a short supply in the near term, making these products more expensive and driving up vehicle costs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXPLAINED:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/donald-trump-tariffs-what-they-mean-australia-everything-need-know-explainer/6b4053af-724e-4649-a574-b73498d2fc4a" target="_blank"><strong><span>How hard Trump's tariffs will hit the Australian economy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another automaker who could feel the pain from tariffs: Elon Musk's Tesla.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During a January earnings call, Tesla Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja noted the uncertainty around tariffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“The imposition of tariffs, which is very likely, ... will have an impact on our business and profitability,” Taneja said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This could be detrimental to an already inflation-sensitive American car buyer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The average transaction price for a new vehicle was just over $75,800 ($US48,000) last month, according to Kelley Blue Book.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And as with the steel and aluminum tariffs of Trump's first term, automakers are likely to have to revisit their financial outlooks for the year as they brace for impact.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Appliances</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Makers and sellers of products ranging from microwaves to dishwashers are considering how to navigate cost increases.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some like Whirlpool, which produces 80 per cent of what it sells in the US domestically, appear to be more insulated from the tariffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whirlpool executives told analysts at an investor conference earlier this month that Whirlpool has locked in contracts for a minimum of one year for most of its raw materials, including steel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/malcolm-turnbull-abc-interview-donald-trump/23e6ce84-8b56-4629-b3c0-a97700909d59" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>'Is that the depths you've sunk to?': Former PM blows up over Trump questions</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Abt, a family-owned appliance and consumer electronics store in Glenview, Illinois, received notices this week from manufacturers that said they would raise the suggested retail price of countertop products like espresso makers and toasters anywhere from 10 per cent to 15 per cent starting April 1, according to Richie Palmero, the store's small appliance buyer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Abt sells coffee makers that range from $158 to $790, as well as espresso makers priced from $1000 to $5000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Palmero said that putting another $395 on the price of a $3951 espresso maker is a lot, but she said she doesn’t think sales will suffer significantly.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“I think customers would still buy it because it’s good quality,” she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“But they might think about it. They might take longer to buy it. It might not be an impulse buy. I don’t think they’re going to go down to Mr. Coffee or a $31 coffee maker.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Household goods</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Retail Industry Leaders Association said the compound effect of those import taxes, earlier tariffs on goods from China imposed during Trump's first term and maintained by former </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/joe-biden" rel="" target="" title="President Joe Biden"><span>President Joe Biden</span></a><span>, and a new round slapped on Chinese products last month could be substantial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trade group, which represents major US chains, asked its members to come up with a list of popular household items to illustrate how the multiple layers might add to the cost of finished products.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 20 entries included pushpins, trash cans, ladders, grills, paper towel holders, mixing bowls, wine racks, shower caddies, chicken coops and steel wool.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/donald-trump-update-stocks-on-sp-500-dow-wall-street-wonders-how-much-pain-economy/e1757e30-2a8b-4685-8b9c-89636d909f23"><strong><span>More than $30 billion wiped off Australian shares amid fears over Trump tariffs fallout</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/03/11/16/41/donald-trump-billionaires-lost-money-supporters-in-pictures"><img alt="Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/hH_9HUsYX7dlj6gTq5XRvApWp80=/0x0:6215x3495/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd0992c21-e070-40e4-9ae7-852a286590b9" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/hH_9HUsYX7dlj6gTq5XRvApWp80=/0x0:6215x3495/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd0992c21-e070-40e4-9ae7-852a286590b9 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/3QFl8nd09HtmSNA7zcq4bN3jwBI=/0x0:6215x3495/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd0992c21-e070-40e4-9ae7-852a286590b9 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">They threw it all behind Trump - and lost more than $300 billion</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/03/11/16/41/donald-trump-billionaires-lost-money-supporters-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>By the association's calculations, the selected imports face a potential duty of 45 per cent to over 70 per cent when they go through US customs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The amounts varied depending on where the products were made and if they already were subject to a base tax or a tariff from Trump's first term. Portable griddles and tabletop grills from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/china" rel="" target="" title="China"><span>China</span></a><span>, which had the highest starting duty, would get taxed at almost 75 per cent of its value.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Stacking tariffs on household goods will also raise costs on American families, millions of whom have struggled through the worst bout of inflation in 40 years,” Michael Hanson, a senior executive vice president at the Retail Leaders Industry Association, said in a Wednesday statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Aluminum cans</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US beverage companies use more than 100 billion aluminum cans each year, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most of the thin rolled sheets of aluminum alloy that are used for cans are made in the US, but can makers do import a small percentage, the institute said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Brewers Association, which represents 9500 independent US craft beer makers, estimates that 10 per cent of US cans are made from Canadian aluminum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aluminum tariffs will force small brewers to pay more for cans, the association said, even as steel tariffs drive up the cost of equipment like kegs and fermentation tanks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-trade-war-eu-retaliates-against-us-trade-moves-and-hits-beef-whiskey-motorcycles-with-targeted-tariffs/4aa62117-1875-41f4-988f-e7024c32de81" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Canada and EU retaliate against Trump, hitting beef, whiskey, motorcycles</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But not all manufacturers are worried about aluminum tariffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Molson Coors says it shifted production in recent years and now gets “almost all” of its aluminum for US consumption from US sources.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey said during a recent earnings call that if aluminum cans get more expensive, Coke can shift to other materials like plastic bottles. Quincey told investors he didn’t want to exaggerate the cost of aluminum tariffs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“You should not conclude that this is some huge swing factor in the US business,” he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“It’s a cost. It will have to be managed. It would be better not to have it relative to the US business, but we are going to manage our way through.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Aviation</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Airplanes have a mixture of metal parts, from aluminum frames, wings and door panels to steel landing gear and engine parts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many are extremely specialised and sourced from overseas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Aerospace Industries Association, which represents nearly 300 aerospace and defense companies, says tariffs put their industry — and national security — at risk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-reveals-why-she-moved-to-ireland-its-been-pretty-wonderful/3fcfa66b-4c07-40bd-967a-18353a49f100"><strong><span>Rosie O'Donnell reveals why she moved to Ireland: 'It's been pretty wonderful'</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are concerned about additional downward pressure on an already stressed American supply chain," Dak Hardwick, the association's vice president of international affairs, said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are investigating mitigation strategies that would minimise the impacts of new tariffs on our industry, and we hope to work with the Trump Administration to highlight the critical role we play in America’s economic prosperity, national defense and deterrence.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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