Baltimore's Marlin Steel warns Canada tariffs could hit 100% American-made steel business

Steel News  |  2026-09-08 23:54:45   |   By

Greenblatt recalled a previous challenge when Marlin Steel had to shift from making bagel baskets due to competition from inexpensive Chinese imports.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Marlin Steel CEO Drew Greenblatt discussed the impact of tariffs on American manufacturing during a visit to the factory floor of his Baltimore-based company.

'We've got to make things in America. We have to create things here, because we have to be self-sufficient,' Greenblatt said.

Greenblatt explained that his company exclusively uses American steel and expressed enthusiasm about the U.S. revisiting policies that he believes have been ineffective.

'We only use American steel, so we're thrilled that our economy and our country is re-looking at policies that make no sense,' he said. Marlin Steel manufactures a range of products, including medical equipment and components for AI data centers. The products are 100% American-made here. Marlin Steel has customers in more than three dozen countries, including Canada.

On Tuesday, Canada announced new tariffs on U.S.-made steel, which could affect Marlin Steel's business.

'We love Canada. Canada's a good client of ours. Canada's very important to us. We need Canada to have similar policies, all North America, to have similar policies to America, because we need everybody buying steel that is made in an ethical way,' Greenblatt said.

Greenblatt recalled a previous challenge when Marlin Steel had to shift from making bagel baskets due to competition from inexpensive Chinese imports.

'Other countries despoil their environment. Other countries don't treat their employees well. It's not right. It's not fair that we're competing with other countries that treat their environment and their employees so poorly. We treat them very well. We need to trade with countries that do that,' he said.

He emphasized that tariffs could help protect American manufacturers from unfair foreign competition.

'We need tariffs and protection so that other countries don't dump into our country, so that we can hire more locals to make these kinds of parts in America,' Greenblatt said.

Greenblatt expressed hope that Canada would reconsider its policies to ensure both nations can continue trading with each other.

Courtesy: www.wbaltv.com