Latest Steel Industry News
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- Revised auto emissions policies may help steel demand
Revised auto emissions policies may help steel demand
20.03.2025Strict regulations designed to accelerate carmakers' electric vehicle (EV) sales in the EU and United Kingdom could be relaxed in an effort to smooth the vital steel-consuming industry’s road to decarbonisation. - EU to ramp up trade defence with Steel Action Plan
EU to ramp up trade defence with Steel Action Plan
19.03.2025The European Commission’s Steel and Metals Action Plan details its intention to tighten EU trade defence with a new tariff-based safeguard system and “melt and pour” rules for steel imports. - EU antidumping probe’s proposed duties revealed
EU antidumping probe’s proposed duties revealed
14.03.2025The European Commission has revealed proposed provisional duties which could be applied to steel imports from Egypt, Japan and Vietnam within the next four weeks. - Proposed EU steel import safeguard measures revealed
Proposed EU steel import safeguard measures revealed
12.03.2025The European Commission has opened a week-long consultation on revisions to its steel import safeguard measures after publishing details of its proposed changes. - US reinstates 25% Section 232 steel import tariffs
US reinstates 25% Section 232 steel import tariffs
12.03.2025The United States government has reinstated its 25% Section 232 tariffs on steel imports from all countries – including Canada. - President Trump doubles import tariff on Canadian steel
President Trump doubles import tariff on Canadian steel
11.03.2025US President Donald Trump has announced that the 25% Section 232 import tariffs on Canadian-origin steel, to be applied from Wednesday (March 12), will be doubled to 50%. - Antidumping duties raise Vietnam's HRC prices
Antidumping duties raise Vietnam's HRC prices
10.03.2025Hot rolled coil prices are expected to rise in Vietnam following this month’s introduction of preliminary antidumping tariffs on Chinese-origin steel imports. - Podcast: Can EU Clean Deal deliver a sustainable steel industry?
Podcast: Can EU Clean Deal deliver a sustainable steel industry?
10.03.2025MEPS’s latest Speaking of Steel podcast considers whether EU decarbonisation policies promise to deliver a sustainable steel industry or risk raising the cost of production to uncompetitive levels. - MEPS celebrates inclusivity on International Women’s Day
MEPS celebrates inclusivity on International Women’s Day
07.03.2025Three female members of the MEPS International team urged others not to fear pursuing a career in a male-dominated industry as they marked International Women’s Day 2025. - Podcast: East Asia searches for steel market stimulus
Podcast: East Asia searches for steel market stimulus
05.03.2025East Asia’s steel industry is hoping that China’s economic stimulus measures and United States import tariffs may boost the market after a slow post-Lunar New Year restart. - US steel buyers to feel impact of 25% import tariffs
US steel buyers to feel impact of 25% import tariffs
04.03.2025The North American steel market is braced for the effect of 25% import tariffs after the US government introduced the trade measures on key trade partners Canada and Mexico from today (March 4). - MEPS’s latest global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s latest global steel production and capacity round-up
03.03.2025Canada’s hot rolled plate antidumping investigation, an end to the UK’s cold rolled coil import safeguards and the latest mill developments feature in MEPS’s latest global steel capacity round-up.
