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- Signs of improvement for ailing UK steel market
Signs of improvement for ailing UK steel market
13.08.2024Economic and political developments in the United Kingdom may have provided a timely boost to the country’s steel market, according to MEPS research respondents. - Three-fold increase of UK HRC import quota proposed
Three-fold increase of UK HRC import quota proposed
12.08.2024The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed that the steel import quota for hot rolled coil and sheets is increased in response to Tata Steel UK’s temporary production outages in Port Talbot. - Speaking of Steel Ep.3: US stainless market round-up
Speaking of Steel Ep.3: US stainless market round-up
06.08.2024MEPS International reviews the current factors affecting prices in the US stainless steel market, including alloy surcharges decreases and weakening demand, in its latest Speaking of Steel podcast. - Speaking of Steel Ep.2: Will complex EU CBAM import rules raise steel prices?
Speaking of Steel Ep.2: Will complex EU CBAM import rules raise steel prices?
06.08.2024MEPS International explores the rollout of the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) so far, and the added complexity to come, in its latest Speaking of Steel podcast. - Global stainless steel output grows as demand falters
Global stainless steel output grows as demand falters
06.08.2024Growing stainless steel supply is likely to exert downward pressure on prices as demand for material continued to decline during MEPS’s July research period. - Port strikes could disrupt 30% of US steel imports
Port strikes could disrupt 30% of US steel imports
05.08.2024Potential strike action at ports on the United States’ East and Gulf Coasts could disrupt over 30% of the countries’ overseas imports and add to importers’ transport costs. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
05.08.2024Acerinox's strike action losses, Cleveland-Cliffs’ acquisition of Stelco and antidumping investigations in Asia all feature in MEPS International’s July global production and capacity round-up. - Further price drops likely in US reinforcing bar market
Further price drops likely in US reinforcing bar market
05.08.2024The downward trend in reinforcing bar prices in the United States shows few signs of ending as domestic supply continues to outweigh consumption. - EU import quota cap helps maintain Italian HRC prices
EU import quota cap helps maintain Italian HRC prices
01.08.2024Italian hot rolled coil prices appear to be at a crossroads ahead of the traditional August holiday period. - MEPS signals bright future with 45th-anniversary mural
MEPS signals bright future with 45th-anniversary mural
31.07.2024MEPS International has marked its 45th anniversary with the creation of a landmark mural celebrating the industrial heritage of its home city of Sheffield – the UK’s ‘Steel City’. - Czech steel contract buyers secure H2 price reductions
Czech steel contract buyers secure H2 price reductions
25.07.2024Central Europe's flat steel producers were forced to make price concessions during recent contractual negotiations, with Czech buyers, for the second half of 2024.
