美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克周一表示，唐纳德·特朗普总统实施的钢铁关税促使印度企业埃萨尔集团（Essar Group）决定在艾奥瓦州投资建设一座价值150亿美元的综合性钢铁厂。他称，如果没有这些关税，该项目根本不可能实现。去年，特朗普将进口钢铁的关税上调至50%，以此作为推动美国制造业发展的举措。卢特尼克指出：“正是这些关税发挥了作用；如果没有这些关税，这座钢铁厂就不会建成。”
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday credited President Donald Trump's steel tariffs with driving Indian conglomerate Essar Group's plans to build a USD 15 billion integrated steel complex in Iowa, saying the project would not have happened without the duties. Last year, Trump raised tariffs on imported steel to 50 per cent as part of his push to boost US manufacturing." So these are your 232 tariffs, the steel tariffs at work. Without those tariffs, this mine and steel plant doesn't get built," Lutnick said, pointing to the investment by Essar-owned Mesabi Metallics.
他的言论是在他多次批评印度关税制度的前提下作出的。他此前曾表示，新德里的关税属于“全球最高水平之一”，并认为印度的高进口关税限制了美国商品的进入，因此需要降低这些关税才能达成更广泛的贸易协议。目前，印美贸易协议已接近最终敲定阶段；一位美国高级官员上周表示，双方已基本达成共识（达成协议的程度超过90％），只剩下少数问题需要解决。
Lutnick's remarks come against the backdrop of his repeated criticism of India's tariff regime. He has previously said New Delhi has “some of the highest tariffs in the world” and argued that India's high import duties restrict access for US goods and need to be reduced for a broader trade agreement. Currently, the India-US trade deal is close to finalisation, with a senior US official saying last week that the two sides were “90-per-cent-plus” there and had only a few issues left to resolve.
卢特尼克强调，埃萨尔集团的项目将有助于减少美国对进口钢铁原料（尤其是铁矿球团）的依赖。他指出，美国目前从巴西进口了大量铁矿球团，而依赖海外供应使得美国的钢铁生产受到外部因素的影响。他说：“我们现在正在释放明尼苏达州的铁矿资源潜力（即Mesabi Iron Range地区的铁矿资源），并推动在艾奥瓦州建设这座钢铁厂。沿着密西西比河一直往下游走，就能看到他们正在建设的这座价值150亿美元的综合性钢铁厂——这正是你们的计划，因为你们正在将钢铁产业引入美国。”
In his remarks, Lutnick said the Essar project would help reduce the US's dependence on imported steelmaking inputs, particularly iron ore pellets. The US currently gets a significant share of its pellets from Brazil, Lutnick said, arguing that relying on overseas supplies leaves American steelmaking dependent on foreign inputs." Now we are unleashing the Iron Range in Minnesota," the Commerce Secretary said, referring to the Mesabi Iron Range, before highlighting the planned steel plant in Iowa."
埃萨尔集团在艾奥瓦州的巨额钢铁项目投资特朗普在白宫与Mesabi Metallics公司的高管们共同宣布了这一项目，称其为对美国制造业的重大推动。
You go right down the Mississippi to Iowa, where they get to build a USD 15-billion integrated steel plant.
白宫称其为美国历史上最大的钢铁厂。该项目是Essar集团更广泛的美国投资计划的一部分。
This is exactly your plan, because you're driving steel to America," he said.ESSAR'S MASSIVE STEEL PLANT INVESTMENTTrump unveiled the Iowa project at the White House alongside executives of Mesabi Metallics, describing it as a major boost for American manufacturing. The White House has called it the largest steel plant in US history.
Essar集团主席Rewant Ruia感谢特朗普对扩大制造业的支持，并表示爱荷华州的工业园区将有助于完成一个完全一体化的美国供应链。
The project is part of Essar Group's wider US investment plans.
Mesabi Metallics计划使用从其位于明尼苏达州Nashwauk的矿山开采的铁矿石，并将其运往爱荷华州进行钢铁生产。该公司已投资超过25亿美元开发明尼苏达州的矿山，特朗普将其描述为美国50多年来首个新建的铁矿石矿山。
Essar Chairman Rewant Ruia thanked Trump for supporting efforts to expand manufacturing and said the Iowa complex would help complete a fully integrated American supply chain. Mesabi Metallics plans to use iron ore extracted from its mine in Nashwauk, Minnesota, and transport it to Iowa for steel production.
爱荷华州工厂一期预计年产钢铁750万吨，产能有望提升至1000万吨。首批钢铁生产目标定在2030年。预计该工厂将创造至少1750个永久性工作岗位，而一期工程还可能创造5000至6000个建筑岗位。
The company has invested more than USD 2.5 billion in developing the Minnesota mine, which Trump described as the first new iron ore mine in the US in more than 50 years. The first phase of the Iowa plant is expected to produce 7.5 million tonnes of steel annually, with capacity potentially rising to 10 million tonnes. First steel production is targeted for 2030.
特朗普将钢铁关税作为其振兴美国制造业推动的核心部分。政府将进口钢铁关税提高至50%，辩称更高的关税鼓励企业在美国建设生产设施，而不是进口钢铁。
The plant is expected to create at least 1,750 permanent jobs, while the first phase could generate another 5,000 to 6,000 construction jobs. Trump has made steel tariffs a central part of his push to revive US manufacturing.
因此，Essar在美国的项目为政府提供了一个显著的例子，可作为其论点的证据，即关税可以鼓励国内炼钢投资。
The administration has raised tariffs on imported steel to 50 per cent, arguing that higher duties encourage companies to build production facilities in the US rather than import steel.
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The Essar project in the US, therefore, gives the administration a prominent example to cite as evidence of its argument that tariffs can encourage investment in domestic steelmaking.- Ends