Latest Steel Industry News
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- Interview: MEPS insight into Tata’s Port Talbot plan
Interview: MEPS insight into Tata’s Port Talbot plan
23.01.2024MEPS International steel market analyst Jonathon Carruthers-Green has shared insight into Tata Steel’s decision to close its Port Talbot blast furnaces on LBC News radio. - API steel outlook defies oil and gas supply uncertainty
API steel outlook defies oil and gas supply uncertainty
23.01.2024Disruption to Red Sea shipping routes caused by attacks on cargo vessels did not trigger the expected uplift in oil and gas prices. - Tata Steel UK's EAF plan aims to ‘reverse losses’
Tata Steel UK's EAF plan aims to ‘reverse losses’
19.01.2024Tata Steel will close its two Port Talbot blast furnaces this year as part of a transition to EAF-based green steel production which aims to “reverse more than a decade of losses”, the company said. - Updated Q&A: How CBAM will transform EU steel imports
Updated Q&A: How CBAM will transform EU steel imports
15.01.2024MEPS International has updated its one-stop Q&A to answer some of the steel sector’s most frequently asked questions about the European Commission’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). - Steel market focus: five top market trends of 2024
Steel market focus: five top market trends of 2024
10.01.2024MEPS International has identified five top trends that will be central to steel price trends and the wider market’s direction in 2024. - EU CBAM’s default carbon emissions values published
EU CBAM’s default carbon emissions values published
08.01.2024Steel importers and producers are being urged to “get their house in order” following the publication of default embedded carbon emissions values and other key updates to the EU CBAM. - ArcelorMittal closure threatens S. Africa longs supply
ArcelorMittal closure threatens S. Africa longs supply
04.01.2024South African steel buyers expect the planned closure of the country’s only iron ore-based long products mill to result in rising import prices. - Global steel production and capacity round-up, Dec 2023
Global steel production and capacity round-up, Dec 2023
02.01.2024The key developments affecting steelmaking production and capacity across the globe during December have been compiled by steel insight provider MEPS International. - UK CBAM to impact stainless steel imports
UK CBAM to impact stainless steel imports
22.12.2023Plans to introduce Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) import regulations in the United Kingdom may have cost implications for the nation’s stainless steel supply. - Nippon Steel enters definitive agreement to buy US Steel
Nippon Steel enters definitive agreement to buy US Steel
22.12.2023Nippon Steel has asserted that it expects to complete the acquisition of US Steel by quarter three 2024 after entering into a definitive agreement to acquire the company. - UK Government to launch CBAM import regulations in 2027
UK Government to launch CBAM import regulations in 2027
19.12.2023The UK government plans to launch its own Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) import regulations by 2027.
