Latest Steel Industry News
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- MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
23.12.2025Upgrades to ArcelorMittal sites across Europe, Chinese producers’ new stainless steel facilities and tighter trade defences for Canada, South Korea and Taiwan feature in MEPS’s December steelmaking capacity round-up. - China tightens export controls with new licensing regime
China tightens export controls with new licensing regime
23.12.2025Chinese steel market participants are uncertain about the influence of a newly announced export licensing system introduced by China’s Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC). - EU steel buyers braced for CBAM price volatility
EU steel buyers braced for CBAM price volatility
18.12.2025The European Commission revealed plans to widen the scope of CBAM before revealing the provisional emissions data central to calculating steel buyers’ emissions-based taxes. - CBAM clarification raises importers’ cost expectations
CBAM clarification raises importers’ cost expectations
16.12.2025EU steel importers have expressed concern that CBAM will present significantly higher costs than previously thought. - Flagship scheme to cut UK steelmakers’ energy costs
Flagship scheme to cut UK steelmakers’ energy costs
15.12.2025Steel producers and manufacturing businesses in the United Kingdom could see their energy costs cut by up to 47% under a new scheme designed to address some of the highest industrial electricity costs in Europe. - Podcast: MEPS explores 2025’s top steel industry trends
Podcast: MEPS explores 2025’s top steel industry trends
11.12.2025Panellists on MEPS’s latest Speaking of Steel podcast have described how 2025’s top steel industry trends created a trading climate “defined by uncertainty” for many steel buyers. - Podcast: US steel market experiences supply constraints
Podcast: US steel market experiences supply constraints
10.12.2025Supply constraints resulting from the United States’ Section 232 import tariffs are providing support for long steel product prices, MEPS’s latest Market in Minutes podcast reveals. - MEPS managing director celebrates leadership award win
MEPS managing director celebrates leadership award win
03.12.2025Family values propelled MEPS International’s managing director to the top leadership accolade at this year’s Yorkshire and Humberside Family Business Awards. - Report proposes ‘pragmatic’ changes to EU steel trade defence plan
Report proposes ‘pragmatic’ changes to EU steel trade defence plan
02.12.2025A draft report on the European Commission’s proposed replacement for its steel import safeguard measures has recommended a series of amendments. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
01.12.2025The acquisition Spanish flat steel processor Galvacor, US Steel’s plans for a new DRI plant at Big River Steel and South Korea’s new antidumping duties all feature in MEPS’s latest global steelmaking capacity round-up. - MEPS’s key takeaways from Stainless Steel World 2025
MEPS’s key takeaways from Stainless Steel World 2025
28.11.2025Steelmakers’ optimism over price increases, continued confusion about the EU CBAM and concern about the effect of new trade defence measures on the steel supply chain emerged as the hot topics at Stainless Steel World 2025. - China’s steel supply pressure persists despite production dip
China’s steel supply pressure persists despite production dip
26.11.2025Global crude steel production declined by 2.1% in the first 10 months of 2025, but the downward price pressure exerted by overcapacity persisted as Chinese exports continued to rise.
