Ternium Announces First Quarter of 2025 Results

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Ternium reported its Q1 2025 financial results, showing mixed performance across regions. The company's Adjusted EBITDA increased sequentially due to improved margins and higher steel and iron ore shipments, despite lower revenue per ton.

Key regional highlights:

• Mexico: Sales decreased both sequentially and year-over-year, affected by U.S. trade policy uncertainty
• Brazil: Shipments rose 9% year-over-year, benefiting from Usiminas' blast furnace ramp-up
• Southern Region: Showed 32% year-over-year growth in steel shipments
• Other Markets: 36% sequential increase, but 14% year-over-year decline

The company reported Net Income of $142 million, with Adjusted Net Income at $188 million after excluding a $45 million provision charge. Ternium maintained a Net Cash position of $1.3 billion, down from $1.6 billion at end-2024. The Pesquería expansion project cost estimate increased to $4.0 billion, with operations expected to begin by Q4 2026.

Positive

• Sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA driven by improved margins and higher shipments
• Net cash position of $1.3B as of March 2025
• Brazil shipments grew 9% YoY due to successful blast furnace ramp-up
• Southern Region reported 32% YoY rise in steel shipments
• Adjusted Net Income of $188M in Q1 2025
• Expected sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2025

Negative

• Mexico sales volume decreased both sequentially and YoY due to U.S. trade policy uncertainty
• Pesquería expansion cost increased 16% to $4.0B from previous estimate
• Project completion delayed to Q4 2026
• Net cash position declined from $1.6B to $1.3B quarter-over-quarter
• Steel revenue per ton declined across all regions
• 14% YoY decline in steel shipments in Other Markets, primarily U.S.
• $45M provision charge for ongoing Usiminas litigation

Insights

Steel Industry Financial Analyst

Ternium shows mixed Q1 results with sequential EBITDA improvement but higher capex budget and delayed expansion timeline, maintaining solid financial position despite challenges.

Ternium's Q1 2025 results present a mixed financial picture with sequential improvement against continued challenges. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $503 million from $423 million in Q4 2024, driven by improved margins and higher shipments. However, profitability declined significantly year-over-year from $491 million in Q1 2024 to $142 million this quarter.

The company's performance reveals geographic disparities - Mexico experienced weakness due to U.S. trade policy uncertainties, while Brazil showed robust 9% year-over-year volume growth. This regional diversification helped stabilize overall results. Cost reductions from lower-priced raw materials and operational efficiencies were partially offset by declining realized steel prices.

A critical development is the 16% increase in capital expenditure budget for the Pesquería expansion to $4.0 billion, paired with a timeline extension that pushes operations start to Q4 2026. This represents a significant cost escalation attributed to construction inflation and scope adjustments.

Despite heavy capital spending of $518 million in Q1, Ternium maintains a solid net cash position of $1.3 billion, though this decreased from $1.6 billion at year-end 2024. The $207 million cash generated from operations demonstrates continued operational strength despite market headwinds.

The company's outlook for Q2 2025 anticipates sequential EBITDA improvement from higher steel prices and stable shipments, suggesting management sees near-term stabilization despite persistent market challenges in Mexico and continuing unfair trade concerns in Brazil.

LUXEMBOURG, LU / ACCESS Newswire / April 29, 2025 / Ternium S.A. (NYSE:TX) today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

The financial and operational information contained in this press release is based on Ternium S.A.'s operational data and consolidated condensed interim financial statements prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim financial reporting" (IFRS) and presented in U.S. dollars ($) and metric tons. Interim financial figures are unaudited. This press release includes certain non-IFRS alternative performance measures such as Adjusted EBITDA, Cash Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Equity Holders' Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per ADS, Free Cash Flow and Net Cash. The reconciliation of these figures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures is included in Exhibit I.

First Quarter of 2025 Highlights

Summary of First Quarter of 2025 Results

First Quarter of 2025 Highlights

In the first quarter of 2025, Ternium reported a sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA driven by improved margins and steel and iron ore shipments. Cost per ton decreased due to the gradual consumption of lower-priced slabs and raw material inventories as well as to improvements in industrial operations efficiency, while a sequentially lower revenue per ton partially offset this cost reduction.

Ternium's sales volume in Mexico decreased both sequentially and year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025. Uncertainty surrounding evolving U.S. trade policies continued to weight on shipments in the first quarter, primarily in the commercial steel market. However, the company's sales to industrial customers remained relatively stable.

Shipments in the Brazilian steel market rose sequentially in the first quarter, rebounding from the seasonal slowdown in the fourth quarter. Year-over-year, sales volumes in Brazil grew by 9%, reflecting the successful ramp-up of Usiminas' main blast furnace and increased domestic demand for steel products.

In the Southern Region, steel sales volumes remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Year-over-year, the company reported a 32% rise in steel shipments during the first quarter, reflecting better activity in the Argentine steel market after a notably weak performance in the same period of 2024.

In Other Markets, steel shipments rose by 36% sequentially in the first quarter partly as a result of the sale of steel slabs to third parties. Year-over-year, steel shipments declined by 14% in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to lower sales volume in the U.S. market.

Net income of $142 million in the first quarter of 2025 included a provision adjustment charge of $45 million in connection with the ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. This adjustment accounted for interest accrual and the appreciation of the Brazilian Real versus the U.S. dollar in the quarter. Excluding this charge, Adjusted Net Income amounted to $188 million.

Ternium reported a Net Cash position of $1.3 billion at the end of March 2025, down from $1.6 billion at the end of 2024. Cash provided by operations amounted to $207 million in the first quarter and capital expenditures were $518 million, mainly in connection with the ongoing expansion at the company's industrial center in Pesquería, Mexico.

Following a review of the project, the company estimates the total cost of its expansion plan in Pesquería to reach $4.0 billion, a 16% increase from a prior estimate in February 2024, primarily due to higher prices for assembly and construction, larger volumes of structures and civil works, as well as higher costs associated with extended deadlines. Ternium now expects the new steel slab mill in Pesquería will begin operations by the fourth quarter of 2026.

Outlook

Ternium expects a sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2025, driven mainly by higher realized steel prices and slightly lower cost per ton, with relatively stable steel shipments.

In Mexico, the company anticipates volumes in the second quarter to remain subdued due to the unresolved tariff issue, which impacts operational and investment decisions in the steel value chain.

In Brazil, Usiminas anticipates sequentially stable steel shipments in the second quarter of 2025, amid resilient steel demand. The issue of unfair trade practices remains unresolved in this market, with notable year-over-year increases in imports during the first quarter of 2025.

In Argentina, the company expects a sequential increase in shipments in the second quarter of 2025 due to improvements in macroeconomic conditions.

Analysis of First Quarter of 2025 Results

Consolidated Net Sales

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2025 equals Net Income adjusted to exclude:

• Depreciation and amortization;

• Income tax results;

• Net financial result;

• Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies; and

• Provision charge for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas.

And adjusted to include the proportional EBITDA in Unigal (70% participation).

Adjusted EBITDA Margin equals Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. For more information see Exhibit I - Alternative performance measures - "Adjusted EBITDA".

Steel Segment

In the first quarter of 2025, the Steel Segment's shipments and net sales rose slightly compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Increased sales volumes in Brazil and Other Markets were partially offset by lower sales volumes in Mexico. Realized steel prices edged down slightly on a sequential basis.

Year-over-year, shipments in the Steel Segment remained relatively stable, while net sales declined by 19% in the first quarter of 2025. Lower sales volumes in Mexico and Other Markets were largely offset by higher shipments in Brazil and the Southern Region. Steel revenue per ton fell across all regions due to lower steel prices.

In Mexico, steel shipments had a sequential decline in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a weaker commercial market. In the case of the industrial market, demand from industrial customers remained relatively stable. Year-over-year, shipments declined in the period, mainly due to a soft commercial market and a slight decrease in sales to industrial customers.

In Brazil, shipments rose sequentially during the first quarter reflecting higher demand for steel products after a seasonally low fourth quarter. Year-over-year, sales volumes increased in the first quarter reflecting the successful ramp up of Usiminas' main blast furnace and a stronger demand for steel products in the country.

In the Southern Region, steel shipments remained relatively stable sequentially in the first quarter. Year-over-year, sales volumes showed a significant rebound in this period, reflecting better activity in the Argentine steel market after a notably weak performance in the same period of 2024.

In Other Markets, sales volumes rose sequentially in the first quarter partly as a result of the sale of steel slabs to third parties. On a year-over-year basis, shipments decreased in the period, largely reflecting lower sales volumes in the U.S. market.

The Steel Segment's Cash Operating Income showed a sequential increase in the first quarter of 2025, driven by higher sales volumes and margins. There was a sequential decrease in raw material and purchased slab costs that were partially offset by lower realized steel prices.

Year-over-year, the decrease in the Steel Segment's Cash Operating Income in the first quarter of 2025 was driven mainly by lower margins. In the period, a $217 revenue per ton reduction was partially offset by a decrease in raw material and purchased slab costs.

Note: For a reconciliation of the Steel Segment's Cash Operating Income and Cash Operating Income per Ton and Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS measures, see Exhibit I - Alternative performance measures - "Cash Operating Income - Steel Segment".

Mining Segment

The Mining Segment's net sales increased sequentially by 13% in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting higher realized iron ore prices and a slight increase in shipments. Year-over-year, the Mining Segment's net sales rose by 2% in the first quarter of 2025, with an increase in shipments supported by higher production levels in Mexico and Brazil. This was mostly offset by a decrease in revenue per ton, reflecting the year-over-year decline in iron ore prices.

In the first quarter of 2025, the Mining Segment's Cash Operating Income decreased sequentially and on a year-over-year basis as a result of lower margins, partially offset by higher sales volumes. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the decrease in margins in the first quarter of 2025 resulted from higher cost per ton, partially offset by higher realized iron ore prices.

Year-over-year, margins contracted due to lower realized iron ore prices, partially offset by a moderate decline in cost per ton.

Note: For a reconciliation of the Mining Segment's Cash Operating Income and Cash Operating Income per Ton and Margin to the most directly comparable IFRS measures, see Exhibit I - Alternative performance measures - "Cash Operating Income - Mining Segment".

Net Financial Results

Net financial results for the first quarter of 2025 recorded a $63 million gain. The net foreign exchange result for the period was a $31 million gain, driven mainly by the Brazilian Real's appreciation against the U.S. dollar. This had a favorable effect on Usiminas' U.S. dollar-denominated financial debt, as its functional currency is the Brazilian Real, as well as on

Ternium Brazil's long local currency position. In addition, Ternium Argentina's divestment of Argentine government bond holdings resulted in a gain of $30 million in the period, due to the recycling of changes in the fair value of financial instruments from Other Comprehensive Income to Financial Results.

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Net interest results			14				18				38
Net foreign exchange result			31				(72	)			(41	)
Change in fair value of financial assets			29				(3	)			(137	)
Other financial expense, net			(11	)			(11	)			(22	)
Net financial results			63				(67	)			(163	)

Income Tax Results

Ternium Mexico, Ternium Argentina and Ternium Brasil use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency and are, therefore, affected by deferred tax results.

These results account for the impact of local currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar, as well as for the effect of local inflation.

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Current income tax expense			(25	)			(10	)			(126	)
Deferred tax gain (loss)			3				(54	)			86
Income tax expense			(23	)			(64	)			(40	)
Result before income tax			165				397				532
Effective tax rate			14	%			16	%			8	%

Net Income

In the first quarter of 2025, Ternium recorded net income of $142 million, which included a provision

adjustment charge of $45 million for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas. This adjustment accounted for interest accrual and the appreciation of the Brazilian Real versus the U.S. dollar in the quarter. Excluding this, Adjusted Net Income amounted to $188 million, on operating income of $132 million and a financial result gain of $63 million.

Adjusted Equity Holder's Net Income was $108 million in the first quarter, or $55 cents per ADS, mainly after accounting for the participation of a 76.7% non-controlling interest in Usiminas and a 37.4% non-controlling interest in Ternium Argentina.

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Owners of the parent			67				281				361
Non-controlling interest			75				52				130
Net Income			142				333				491
Excluding provision charge (reversal) for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas in 2012			45				(404	)			-
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)			188				(71	)			491

$ per ADS			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Earnings per ADS			0.34				1.43				1.84
Adjusted Earnings (Losses) per ADS			0.55				(0.42	)			1.84

Cash Flow and Liquidity

In the first quarter of 2025, cash from operations amounted to $207 million after a $55 million increase in working capital. Trade and other receivables rose by a net $205 million during the period, driven by higher sales. In addition, trade payables and other liabilities declined by $98 million in the first quarter.

On the other hand, inventories decreased by $249 million due to lower costs and volumes.

Capital expenditures totaled $518 million in the first quarter, primarily reflecting the progress made in the construction of the new facilities at Ternium's industrial center in Pesquería, Mexico.

Ternium's Net Cash position declined by $358 million during the first quarter of 2025, reaching $1.3 billion at the end of March 2025, primarily due to cash outflows related to its capital expenditure program.

Conference Call and Webcast

Ternium will host a conference call on April 30, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET in which management will discuss first quarter of 2025 results. A webcast link will be available in the Investor Center section of the company's website at www.ternium.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements. These risks include but are not limited to risks arising from uncertainties as to gross domestic product, related market demand, global production capacity, tariffs, cyclicality in the industries that purchase steel products, and other factors beyond Ternium's control.

About Ternium

Ternium is a leading steel producer in the Americas, providing advanced steel products to a wide range of manufacturing industries and the construction sector. We invest in low carbon emissions steelmaking technologies to support the energy transition and the mobility of the future. We also support the development of our communities, especially through educational programs in Latin America. More information about Ternium is available at www.ternium.com.

Income Statement

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Net sales			3,933				3,876				4,778
Cost of sales			(3,402	)			(3,426	)			(3,675	)
Gross profit			531				450				1,104
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(396	)			(373	)			(431	)
Other operating (expense) income, net			(3	)			(35	)			2
Operating income			132				42				675
Financial expense			(54	)			(52	)			(45	)
Financial income			68				71				83
Other financial income (expense), net			49				(86	)			(200	)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies			16				18				20
Provision (charge) reversal for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			(45	)			404				-
Profit before income tax results			165				397				532
Income tax expense			(23	)			(64	)			(40	)
Profit for the period			142				333				491
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent			67				281				361
Non-controlling interest			75				52				130
Profit for the period			142				333				491

Statement of Financial Position

$ MILLION		MARCH 31, 2025				DECEMBER 31, 2024
Property, plant and equipment, net			8,803				8,381
Intangible assets, net			1,019				1,022
Investments in non-consolidated companies			509				469
Other investments			0				23
Deferred tax assets			1,298				1,194
Receivables, net			1,030				961
Total non-current assets			12,660				12,050
Receivables, net			882				902
Derivative financial instruments			8				4
Inventories, net			4,591				4,751
Trade receivables, net			1,812				1,562
Other investments			1,924				2,160
Cash and cash equivalents			1,831				1,691
Total current assets			11,048				11,071
Non-current assets classified as held for sale			8				7
Total assets			23,716				23,129

Statement of Financial Position (cont.)

$ MILLION		MARCH 31, 2025				DECEMBER 31, 2024
Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of the parent			12,108				11,968
Non-controlling interest			4,429				4,163
Total equity			16,537				16,132
Provisions			592				553
Deferred tax liabilities			95				89
Non current tax liabilities			25				21
Other liabilities			783				766
Trade payables			1				5
Lease liabilities			171				164
Borrowings			1,829				1,560
Total non-current liabilities			3,496				3,158
Provision for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			455				410
Current income tax liabilities			33				107
Other liabilities			670				630
Trade payables			1,836				1,926
Derivative financial instruments			1				50
Lease liabilities			47				46
Borrowings			641				670
Total current liabilities			3,683				3,839
Total liabilities			7,179				6,997
Total equity and liabilities			23,716				23,129

Statement of Cash Flows

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Result for the period			142				333				491
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization			184				189				171
Income tax accruals less payments			(50	)			23				(13	)
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies			(16	)			(18	)			(20	)
Provision charge (reversal) for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			45				(404	)			-
Interest accruals less payments / receipts, net			9				(7	)			(2	)
Changes in provisions			3				10				(7	)
Changes in working capital			(55	)			257				(266	)
Net foreign exchange results and others			(56	)			56				120
Impairment of Las Encinas' mining assets			-				32				-
Net cash provided by operating activities			207				472				475
Capital expenditures and advances to suppliers for PP&E			(518	)			(561	)			(449	)
Decrease (increase) in other investments			243				296				0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant & equipment			1				1				1
Dividends received from non-consolidated companies			1				21				1
Net cash used in investing activities			(273	)			(243	)			(447	)
Dividends paid in cash to company's shareholders			-				(177	)			-
Dividends paid in cash to non-controlling interest			-				(5	)			-
Finance lease payments			(20	)			(15	)			(18	)
Proceeds from borrowings			573				272				131
Repayments of borrowings			(385	)			(139	)			(166	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			167				(63	)			(53	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			101				165				(24	)

Exhibit I - Alternative Performance Measures

These non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS and, therefore, may not correspond to similar non-IFRS financial measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Net income			142				333				491
Adjusted to exclude:
Depreciation and amortization			184				189				171
Income tax results			23				64				40
Net financial results			(63	)			67				163
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies			(16	)			(18	)			(20	)
Provision charge (reversal) for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			45				(404	)			-
Impairment of Las Encinas' mining assets			-				32				-
Adjusted to include:
Proportional EBITDA in Unigal (70% participation)			6				6				9
Adjusted EBITDA			322				270				855
Divided by: net sales			3,933				3,876				4,778
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%)			8	%			7	%			18	%

Exhibit I - Alternative Performance Measures (cont.)

Cash Operating Income - Steel Segment

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Operating Income - Management View (Note "Segment Information" to Ternium's Financial Statements as of the corresponding dates)			244				308				593
Plus/Minus differences in cost of sales (IFRS)			(116	)			(259	)			59
Excluding depreciation and amortization			142				142				137
Including proportional EBITDA in Unigal (70% participation)			6				6				9
Cash Operating Income			276				197				798
Divided by: steel shipments (thousand tons)			3,857				3,764				3,894
Cash Operating Income per Ton - Steel			72				52				205
Divided by: steel net sales			3,801				3,767				4,690
Cash Operating Income Margin - Steel (%)			7	%			5	%			17	%

Cash Operating Income - Mining Segment

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Operating Result - Management View (Note "Segment Information" to Ternium's Financial Statements as of the corresponding dates)			(2	)			(35	)			(22	)
Plus/minus differences in cost of sales (IFRS)			17				15				54
Excluding depreciation and amortization			42				47				34
Impairment of Las Encinas' mining assets			-				32				-
Cash Operating Income			57				60				66
Divided by: mining shipments (thousand tons)			3,059				2,995				2,695
Cash Operating Income per Ton - Mining			18				20				25
Divided by: mining net sales			280				249				274
Cash Operating Income Margin - Mining (%)			20	%			24	%			24	%

Exhibit I - Alternative Performance Measures (cont.)

Adjusted Net Income

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Net income			142				333				491
Excluding provision charge (reversal) for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			45				(404	)			-
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)			188				(71	)			491

Adjusted Equity Holders' Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per ADS

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Equity holders' net income			67				281				361
Excluding provision charge (reversal) for ongoing litigation related to the acquisition of a participation in Usiminas			41				(364	)			-
Adjusted Equity Holders' Net Income (Loss)			108				(83	)			361
Divided by: outstanding shares of common stock, net of treasury shares (expressed in million of ADS equivalent)			196				196				196
Adjusted Earnings (Losses) per ADS ($)			0.55				(0.42	)			1.84

Free Cash Flow

$ MILLION			1Q25				4Q24				1Q24
Net cash provided by operating activities			207				472				475
Excluding capital expenditures and advances to suppliers for PP&E			(518	)			(561	)			(449	)
Free Cash Flow			(311	)			(90	)			26

Exhibit I - Alternative Performance Measures (cont.)

Net Cash

$ BILLION		MARCH 31, 2025				DECEMBER 31, 2024				MARCH 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents			1.8				1.7				1.8
Plus: other investments (current and non-current)			1.9				2.2				2.3
Less: borrowings (current and non-current)			(2.5	)			(2.2	)			(2.1	)
Net Cash			1.3				1.6				2.0

Note: Ternium Argentina's consolidated position of cash and cash equivalents and other investments amounted to $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2025, $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2024 and $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2024.

Sebastián Martí
Ternium - Investor Relations
+1 (866) 890 0443
+54 (11) 4018 8389
www.ternium.com

SOURCE: Ternium S.A.

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FAQ

What is Ternium's (TX) Q1 2025 net income and how does it compare to previous quarters?

Ternium (TX) reported Q1 2025 net income of $142 million, which includes a $45 million provision charge. Adjusted net income was $188 million, down from Q4 2024's $333 million and Q1 2024's $491 million.

How much will Ternium's (TX) Pesquería expansion project cost and when will it be completed?

Ternium's Pesquería expansion project cost estimate increased 16% to $4.0 billion. The new steel slab mill is expected to begin operations by Q4 2026, according to the updated timeline.

What is Ternium's (TX) current net cash position as of Q1 2025?

Ternium's net cash position was $1.3 billion at the end of March 2025, down from $1.6 billion at the end of 2024, primarily due to capital expenditure outflows.

How did Ternium's (TX) steel shipments perform in Mexico during Q1 2025?

Ternium's steel shipments in Mexico decreased both sequentially and year-over-year in Q1 2025, mainly due to uncertainty around U.S. trade policies affecting the commercial steel market, while industrial customer sales remained stable.

What is Ternium's (TX) outlook for Q2 2025?

Ternium expects higher adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2025, driven by higher realized steel prices and slightly lower cost per ton, with stable steel shipments. Mexican volumes are expected to remain subdued due to unresolved tariff issues.