Greer Announces Milwaukee Framework to Tackle Steel Overcapacity

· Event: Ambassador Jamieson Greer chaired the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) Ministerial Meeting in Milwaukee, Sept 30, 2026.

· Outcome: Consensus reached on a comprehensive framework for joint action — the “Milwaukee Framework.”

· U.S. Actions Highlighted:

o Tariffs and trade deals.

o Favorable tax treatment.

o Improved energy policy.

o Support for U.S. manufacturers and workers.

· Message:

o U.S. steel industry experiencing a renaissance under Trump Administration policies.

o Call for like-minded partners to adopt similar measures.

o Aim: Address global steel excess capacity, reduce distortions, and restore a level playing field.

· Next Steps: U.S. looks forward to working with GFSEC members to implement the Milwaukee Framework.

[ABS News Service/01.10.2026]

On September 30, 2026, Ambassador Jamieson Greer chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which reached consensus on a comprehensive framework for joint action (“the Milwaukee Framework”). Ambassador Greer highlighted the effective actions taken by the Trump Administration to address global steel excess capacity and its impacts, including on U.S. manufacturers and workers, and invited like-minded partners to take similar steps to more fully address excess capacity and the global market distortions it causes.

“Under President Trump, the U.S. steel industry is undergoing a renaissance on the strength of tariffs, trade deals, favorable tax treatment, improved energy policy, and the American entrepreneurial spirit,” said Ambassador Greer. “If like-minded partners adopt similar policies, they can hold accountable those countries that are contributing to the problem of global overcapacity in steel. The United States looks forward to working with other members of the GFSEC in implementing the Milwaukee Framework, taking effective actions to address excess capacity and its impacts, and restoring a global level playing field for our workers and producers.”

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