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
31.07.2025MEPS’s steelmaking capacity round-up detailed AcelorMittal’s delayed decarbonisation projects in Germany and new trade defence developments in the United Kingdom, EU and Taiwan, this month. - US trade talks deadline unlikely to end steel tariff turmoil
US trade talks deadline unlikely to end steel tariff turmoil
31.07.2025Stainless steel importers in the United States do not believe that the August 1 deadline for international trade negotiations will end market uncertainty or ease their supply issues. - EU-US deal places ‘huge burden’ on steel sector
EU-US deal places ‘huge burden’ on steel sector
29.07.2025An unchanged 50% tariff on steel and 15% tariffs on steel-intensive products shipped to the United States mean that the new EU-US trade deal will place a “huge burden” on Europe’s steel industry, Eurofer claims. - Acquisitions to end Liberty Steel era at two EU sites
Acquisitions to end Liberty Steel era at two EU sites
25.07.2025Acquisition offers for Liberty Steel’s Dudelange (Luxembourg) and Ostrava (Czechia) operations appear likely to end a prolonged period of uncertainty about their future. - Red Sea attacks stall return of safe shipping routes
Red Sea attacks stall return of safe shipping routes
24.07.2025The sinking of two cargo vessels in the Red Sea ended steel importers’ earlier hopes that the busy shipping route’s return to normal service would reduce steel transport costs this summer. - EU opens consultation on future steel import safeguards
EU opens consultation on future steel import safeguards
21.07.2025The European Commission followed the UK in opening a consultation on legislation that will replace the existing steel import safeguard mechanisms, which will expire on June 30, 2026. - UK steel importers angered by tighter trade defence measures
UK steel importers angered by tighter trade defence measures
18.07.2025Steel importers in the United Kingdom expressed anger about the sudden application of stringent new trade defence measures when talking to MEPS researchers this month. - Uncertainty over new tariffs ‘killing’ US steel demand
Uncertainty over new tariffs ‘killing’ US steel demand
15.07.2025President Trump’s announcement of potential new tariffs that exceed the initial “reciprocal” rates unveiled on April 2’s Liberation Day has increased uncertainty in the US steel market and the risks to global trade. - MEPS podcast: Green Steel Survey Special
MEPS podcast: Green Steel Survey Special
10.07.2025Cost-conscious steel buyers will not pay more for low-emissions green steel at a time when many industry sectors remain in slowdown, MEPS International’s latest podcast heard. - Global conflicts and US tariffs risk API steel demand
Global conflicts and US tariffs risk API steel demand
07.07.2025MEPS respondents remain cautiously optimistic about the medium-term outlook for API line pipe demand, despite mounting global uncertainties arising from the introduction of a 50% tariff on US steel imports and heightened tensions in the Middle East. - Steel imports quickly fill EU’s Q3 safeguard quotas
Steel imports quickly fill EU’s Q3 safeguard quotas
04.07.2025Several of the European Commission’s steel import safeguard quotas have already filled up, just four days into the third-quarter customs clearance period (July-September). - Europe’s steel price decline “scary” for stockists
Europe’s steel price decline “scary” for stockists
04.07.2025MEPS International’s latest Market in Minutes podcast explores the reasons why Southern Europe’s steel prices continued to decline in June.
