The amount of goods would be about four times larger than the last time Trump targeted the bloc’s metals sector.

The European Union estimates that the first wave of Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs will hit as much as €28 billion ($29.3 billion) of the bloc’s exports in what would be a massive escalation in the US president’s trade war.

Top trade officials for the bloc said they were interested in opening negotiations with the White House to strike mutually beneficial trade deals. View on euronews

Donald Trump’s tariffs are a headache for all his trade partners. But the U.S. president’s plan to impose ad hoc “reciprocal” levies on imports are a particular problem for the European Union. By enabling him to target whichever countries in the bloc he pleases,

As part of his effort to rewrite global trade rules, Trump announced a series of duties including 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum exports that could take effect as soon as March 12

Canada supplies roughly 60% to 70% of the imports that come into the U.S. market. Canadian suppliers like Rio Tinto produce high quality aluminum that is typically sold to stateside buyers.