Not long after President Donald Trump announced the 25% tariff on steel imports, Brandenburg’s steel... US President Donald Trump 's tariffs on steel will make cheaper , foreign imports flooding into Europe , putting up to 300 jobs at German steel plant Brandenburger AG at Nuremberg , according to Italian parent company , Riva Group . Brandenburger is the first firm to warn of job losses , while a Riva spokesperson said it expected politicians to " go to bat on behalf of fair European and global trade " . Germany is Europe 's biggest steel producer and sells around 80 % to the continent .
US President Donald Trump 's tariffs on steel will make cheaper , foreign imports flooding into Europe , putting up to 300 jobs at German steel plant Brandenburger AG at Nuremberg , according to Italian parent company , Riva Group . Brandenburger is the first firm to warn of job losses , while a Riva spokesperson said it expected politicians to " go to bat on behalf of fair European and global trade " . Germany is Europe 's biggest steel producer and sells around 80 % to the continent .