1.   Q. Do you expect steel consumers to fight import quotas when the administration presents its case?

2.   Under U.S. rules, steel consumers may apply for exemptions if the products they need are unavailable in the U.S. or in short supply.

3.   Without such measures, a flood of imports from Asia and Latin America could be diverted into Europe, the second-largest steel consumer after the United States.

4.   Without such measures, a flood of imports from Asia and Latin America could be diverted into Europe, the second largest steel consumer after the United States.

5.   And their case is backed up by domestic steel consumers, who warn such tariffs threaten to price them out of highly-competitive businesses.

6.   Whatever the cause, steel consumers said the consequences could be severe for some firms.

7.   It would trigger an angry reaction from steel consumers, and major foreign trade partners, including European nations.

8.   Perversely, the European decision to impose tariffs could help US steel consumers by boosting steel prices overseas and creating a more balanced competition, he said.

9.   Such a move would trigger an angry reaction from steel consumers, and major foreign trade partners, including European nations.

10.   The decision sparked an sharp reaction from overseas and from domestic steel consumers.