The leaders will meet for wide-ranging discussions on trade and the Middle East as international alarm grows over conditions in Gaza.

Steel producers like Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Dynamics both said this week that they raised prices after President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on imports.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump to finalize a trade agreement that would cut tariffs on UK steel and Scotch whisky imports, the Financial Times. Starmer will meet Trump on Monday during the president’s visit to Scotland,

Tariff expenses are starting to pile up for auto manufacturers and suppliers. General Motors Co., for example, said tariffs cost it $1.1 billion in the second quarter, while Stellantis expects a full-year tariff impact of $1.2 billion-$1.8 billion.

Two major domestic producers — Steel Dynamics and Cleveland-Cliffs — substantially raised the price per ton they charge customers in the second quarter, according to The New York Times. All told, domestic steel producers have jacked up prices by 16% this year.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lobby U.S. President Donald Trump to accelerate a final deal to cut tariffs on British steel, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

A global plunge in prices, led by increased production from China, and U.S. tariffs threaten steel manufacturing, which has long been a symbol of national might.

Leaders from the American Forest & Paper Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and Plastics Industry Association offered perspectives on challenges and manufacturing opportunities in recycled and virgin markets.

Canada is staring down an August 1 deadline and the threat of a 35% U.S. tariff added atop existing levies on some exports

A 50% import duty on steel imports is raising material costs for fire-resistant house framing. Statistics show that newer houses are less likely to burn in wildfires, and one more fire-resistant option than framing with traditional wooden studs is to use steel ones.

Independent Can Company has raised prices twice this year already after Trump imposed 25% duties on steel in March, and then doubled them in June.