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- Poland’s EU funding push could stimulate steel market
Poland’s EU funding push could stimulate steel market
26.02.2024Central Europe’s steel industry could benefit from an uplift in activity if the Polish government succeeds in its bid to unlock around EUR60 billion in European Commission funding. - Year of the Dragon may not fire-up Asian steel market
Year of the Dragon may not fire-up Asian steel market
23.02.2024East Asia’s steel market participants appeared unlikely to benefit from the Year of the Dragon’s ‘luck and prosperity’ as market activity resumed following the Lunar New Year celebrations. - EU and UK reviews scrutinise steel import quotas
EU and UK reviews scrutinise steel import quotas
20.02.2024Steel supply and prices will be influenced by the outcome of reviews into steel import safeguard measures launched by both the European Union and United Kingdom in February. - MEPS to deliver CBAM insight to NASS members
MEPS to deliver CBAM insight to NASS members
08.02.2024MEPS International will share insight into the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and plans for a UK CBAM at the National Association of Steel Service Centres’ (NASS) February meeting. - MEPS insight: slow market weakens Italy’s steel prices
MEPS insight: slow market weakens Italy’s steel prices
07.02.2024The price growth prompted by steelmakers’ increased quotations on either side of the New Year period appears to be slowing in Italy's flat product market. - Further flat product price rises doubtful in the US
Further flat product price rises doubtful in the US
02.02.2024Flat steel product prices in the United States appear to be at a crossroads. - Global steel production and capacity round-up, Jan 2024
Global steel production and capacity round-up, Jan 2024
02.02.2024Updates to antidumping duties, steel import sanctions and mill operations across the globe are among MEPS International’s latest round-up of developments affecting steelmaking production and capacity. - Technical issues prompt EU CBAM reporting extension
Technical issues prompt EU CBAM reporting extension
01.02.2024Technical issues have forced the European Commission to grant a one-month extension to its first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) reporting period. - China drives global stainless steel production growth
China drives global stainless steel production growth
31.01.2024China registered a double-digit percentage rise in stainless steel production to ensure that global melt shop output rose by 2.5% year-to-date in the first nine months of 2023. - Exports key to China's 2024 economic growth
Exports key to China's 2024 economic growth
29.01.2024China’s steelmakers will be closely monitoring the effect of rising shipping costs as the Red Sea conflict continues to divert commercial cargo vessels away from the Suez Canal. - Steel sector unsettled by Red Sea shipping crisis
Steel sector unsettled by Red Sea shipping crisis
26.01.2024Attacks on cargo vessels destined for the Suez Canal will reduce the influence of new Asian steel import offers after revised shipping routes increased costs and extended delivery lead times.
