[ransomnote]

Excerpt: "(b) The Secretary advised me of his finding that titanium sponge is being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States as defined under section 232 of the Act. The Secretary noted that imports of titanium sponge, which accounted for 68 percent of all titanium sponge consumed in the United States in 2018, threaten to impair the national security by placing the remaining U.S. titanium sponge producer’s operation under severe financial stress.  "

Later in document the POTUS notes Japan produces 94.4 percent of the titanium sponge used in the US.

[DoodleBob]

[Army Air Corps]

Elaine could weigh-in...

[HighSierra5]

I’ll bet Burny doesn’t even know what titanium sponge is,or cares. Trump’s on it baby.

[ApplegateRanch]

Later in document the POTUS notes Japan produces 94.4 percent of the titanium sponge used in the US.

Not quite right. It states

(c) I have also considered the Secretary’s finding that 94.4 percent of titanium sponge imports in 2018 were from Japan.

Japan produces 94.4% of the 68% that we import. No contradiction.

[KarlInOhio]

Titanium sponge is a porous form after the titanium ore has been purified but before it is melted and forged into ingots, sheets, etc. of solid titanium.

[Repeal The 17th]

Does the US still maintain “strategic reserves” of certain items?
I might poke around on the web to see if I can find a list somewhere.