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- US tariffs to reduce European carmakers' steel demand
US tariffs to reduce European carmakers' steel demand
17.04.2025Suppliers to Europe’s automotive sector fear a reduction in steel demand as a result of the 25% import tariffs imposed by the United States on March 26. - Tighter trade defences shift EU steel importers’ focus
Tighter trade defences shift EU steel importers’ focus
11.04.2025Indonesia has become many EU hot rolled coil buyers’ source of choice as they seek to fill steel supply gaps created by the European Commission's revised import safeguard measures and new antidumping duties. - Steel sector fears persist after US tariffs’ pause
Steel sector fears persist after US tariffs’ pause
10.04.2025Uncertainty will continue to undermine global steel demand despite US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on the United States’ higher rate “reciprocal” import tariffs. - Steel price rises boost US mills’ financial performance
Steel price rises boost US mills’ financial performance
08.04.2025US steelmakers are benefitting from President Donald Trump’s bid to strengthen the domestic steel sector through the reinstatement of 25% Section 232 tariffs on all steel imports. - Podcast: EU ramps up steel trade defence measures
Podcast: EU ramps up steel trade defence measures
07.04.2025MEPS International’s latest Speaking of Steel podcast debates revisions to the European Commission's steel import safeguard measures and the further trade defence measures that might follow. - Podcast: North American steel market reset by tariffs
Podcast: North American steel market reset by tariffs
04.04.2025The North American steel market has been reset by the blanket reintroduction of Section 232 import tariffs, the latest MEPS podcast has heard. - Steel exempt from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
Steel exempt from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
03.04.2025Steel imports into the United States will not be subject to further tariffs under new reciprocal rules unveiled by President Donald Trump. - Podcast: European “pushback” on stainless price rises
Podcast: European “pushback” on stainless price rises
03.04.2025European distributors have “pushed back” on domestic mills’ stainless steel price rises as weak demand continues to squeeze their profit margins, a new MEPS podcast reveals. - New mural elevates MEPS’s anniversary celebrations
New mural elevates MEPS’s anniversary celebrations
02.04.2025MEPS International’s 45th anniversary celebrations were elevated to new heights when the company appointed a local artist to create a striking new mural on the company’s headquarters. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
31.03.2025MEPS International’s latest global steel capacity round-up details antidumping duties in the South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom alongside updates on steelmakers’ most recent capacity investments. - Stainless imports uncertainty follows EU ‘melted and poured’ proposal
Stainless imports uncertainty follows EU ‘melted and poured’ proposal
31.03.2025The European Commission’s plans to explore the implementation of a new “melted and poured” rule to tackle circumvention of EU import safeguard measures has created uncertainty among stainless steel importers. - British Steel closure plans prompt calls for government intervention
British Steel closure plans prompt calls for government intervention
28.03.2025The United Kingdom could lose its domestic supply of rail, heavy sections, and light sections if British Steel proceeds with plans to close its Scunthorpe plant.
