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Of steel. >> those are fabricated into coils and pipes and sold to companies that turn finished steel into framing, solar panels, and more. >> talking about saving american jobs, right? we are american jobs. >> marcella rodriguez says one problem is transportation. importing slabs for mexico and brazil by ship costs about $20 a ton. moving it by rail from the midwest, more than $100. >> the trade costs to bring for most countries to california costs one fourth or one fifth of the freight cost fr...

Rockies. unlike mills in the midwest that makes steel, california imports its raw material in slabs. converting it into coils and pipes and sell it to companies that turn finished steel into framing, solar panels and more. >> we are american jobs. >> reporter: one problem is transportation. importing slabs from mexico and brazil by ship cost $20 a ton. moving it by rail from the midwest more than $100. >> the freight cost to bring from those countries to california, cost one fourth of the freigh...

Thing. and thats whats gonna hurt us as a company if this goes through. >> if they impose tariffs on the slab, it will harm our business very bad. >> reporter: california steel is the largest producer west of the rockies. california imports its raw material in slabs, converting it into coils and pipes then selling it to companies that turn finish school into framing, solar panels and more. >> talking about saving american jobs, right? we are american jobs. >> reporter: he said one problem is tra...