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- 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. - Steel buyers' uncertainty spikes ahead of April tariff announcements
Steel buyers' uncertainty spikes ahead of April tariff announcements
26.03.2025Brazil, India, Turkey and Vietnam could be most affected by reciprocal import tariffs set to be introduced by the United States from April 2, according to MEPS analysis. - Revised EU steel import safeguard measures confirmed
Revised EU steel import safeguard measures confirmed
25.03.2025Revisions to the European Commission’s steel import safeguard measures published in their official form today (March 25) – a fortnight after draft plans were submitted to the WTO. - Indian steel prices rise after import duty announcement
Indian steel prices rise after import duty announcement
25.03.2025Indian coil producers are targeting increased domestic selling prices following a proposal to apply a 12% preliminary safeguard duty to a range of flat steel imports.
