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- MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
23.12.2024Thyssenkrupp’s restructure plans, Liberty Steel bankruptcies and Celsa Steel UK’s takeover are among the industry updates in MEPS International’s final global steel production and capacity round-up of 2025. - Will new import tariffs boost US stainless steel sector?
Will new import tariffs boost US stainless steel sector?
23.12.2024A global pandemic and international conflicts lessened the long-term effects of Donald Trump’s Section 232 tariffs on stainless steel imports into the United States following their implementation in 2018. - Overcapacity will continue to weigh on steel industry
Overcapacity will continue to weigh on steel industry
20.12.2024Short-term cuts to steel production in Europe and North America during the winter months will not mitigate the effects of global overcapacity. - MEPS research flags fears of steel sector ‘in danger’
MEPS research flags fears of steel sector ‘in danger’
17.12.2024MEPS respondents fear that Europe’s steel industry is “in danger” following the December announcements of job cuts at Thyssenkrupp and ArcelorMittal. - Southern Europe's steel sector struggles as auto industry stalls
Southern Europe's steel sector struggles as auto industry stalls
16.12.2024MEPS’s new ‘Market in Minutes’ podcast focuses on a Southern Europe steel sector where business models are changing amid the continued market slowdown. - MEPS 5-year forecasts published in Steel Price Outlook
MEPS 5-year forecasts published in Steel Price Outlook
12.12.2024MEPS International has published its latest five-year forecasts for Europe, North America and Asia in the new Steel Price Outlook 2024 report. - How will 2024's top trends shape the market outlook?
How will 2024's top trends shape the market outlook?
11.12.2024MEPS International reveals the top steel market trends of 2024 and shares its outlook for 2025 in the December episode of its Speaking of Steel podcast series. - Slowdown spoils Central Europe’s taste for green steel
Slowdown spoils Central Europe’s taste for green steel
05.12.2024Central European market participants have expressed doubts about the feasibility of transitioning to green steel alternatives, amid the current weak trading environment. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
29.11.2024Nippon Steel’s new promises to US Steel workers, the Posco restructuring plan’s latest closure and stainless steelmakers’ subdued outlook all feature in MEPS’s November global production and capacity round-up. - New US tariffs may prompt stainless steel imports spike
New US tariffs may prompt stainless steel imports spike
29.11.2024Donald Trump’s threat of increased tariffs could provide a short-term uptick in stainless steel imports into the United States, undermining domestic steelmakers’ near-term price rise aspirations. - Election result raises prospect of US steel price rise
Election result raises prospect of US steel price rise
26.11.2024Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States has prompted concerns that increased import tariffs will apply downward pressure on steel prices in Europe and Asia.
