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- Podcast: Cautious optimism for UK steel sector recovery
Podcast: Cautious optimism for UK steel sector recovery
07.10.2024There are “reasons for optimism” for an upturn in United Kingdom’s steel industry, according to a new Speaking of Steel podcast episode reflecting on insight from the UK Metals Expo 2024. - Podcast: US steel prices to benefit from capacity cuts
Podcast: US steel prices to benefit from capacity cuts
03.10.2024MEPS’s latest Market in Minutes podcast episode heard how the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut and mill maintenance outages should mitigate the downward pressure on US steel prices. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
02.10.2024China’s attempts to tackle oversupply and international trade defence measures targeting Chinese-origin steel imports were a key feature of MEPS International’s September global production and capacity round-up. - Eurofer challenges EU stainless steel tariff exemptions
Eurofer challenges EU stainless steel tariff exemptions
02.10.2024Importers have expressed nervousness about Eurofer’s efforts to contest the findings of the European Commission’s countervailing and antidumping investigation into stainless steel imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam. - UK adds 2.3m tonnes to flat product steel import quota
UK adds 2.3m tonnes to flat product steel import quota
01.10.2024The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has confirmed the creation of a new 2.3 million tonne per year Category 1B quota for steel imported to the United Kingdom for the purpose of downstream processing. - Why beams prices defied September’s steel price decline
Why beams prices defied September’s steel price decline
30.09.2024Medium sections and beams prices bucked the European steel market’s downward price trend on the back of reduced production and an uptick in export activity, MEPS research revealed. - Decision on US Steel takeover delayed until 2025
Decision on US Steel takeover delayed until 2025
27.09.2024Joe Biden could determine the future of US Steel in one of his last acts as President of the United States after postponing a decision on Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover. - US buyers nervous over galvanised steel tariff risk
US buyers nervous over galvanised steel tariff risk
25.09.2024Galvanised steel buyers in the United States are increasingly cautious about purchasing imports following a petition calling for trade defence measures against 10 countries. - Podcast: UK needs reform to avoid import control hiatus
Podcast: UK needs reform to avoid import control hiatus
24.09.2024The UK government should revise its plans for EU-style emissions border regulations to avoid a six-month gap in its steel import controls, a MEPS debate heard. - Europe needs radical plan to halt deindustrialisation
Europe needs radical plan to halt deindustrialisation
19.09.2024The European Commission is being urged to implement a radical new plan that will halt a process of deindustrialisation that could reduce steel demand for years to come. - US Steel left with limited options if Nippon bid fails
US Steel left with limited options if Nippon bid fails
10.09.2024The planned acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is at risk after reports that President Biden is expected to block the deal based upon national security concerns. - UK Metals Expo Q&A: Langley Alloys director Rodney Rice
UK Metals Expo Q&A: Langley Alloys director Rodney Rice
09.09.2024Langley Alloys director Rodney Rice is heading to this week’s UK Metals Expo with a desire to learn more about the United Kingdom’s renewable energy ambitions
