European EAF Producers Warn Against “One-Size-Fits-All” Green Steel Label A coalition of *European EAF steelmakers*, major recycling firms, and *Recycling Europe* has issued a high-level warning to President Ursula von der Leyen, expressing *“serious concerns”* about the EU...
EU Steel Industry Calls for Early Implementation of New Trade Rules The *European Steel Association (EUROFER)* and *IndustriAll Europe* have urged EU institutions to *move up the start date* of the upcoming steel trade measure, warning that *waiting until June 2026* w...
India Remains Net Steel Importer Despite 15% Drop in Shipments (Jan–Oct 2025) India remained a *net steel importer* in *January–October 2025*, even as total imports fell to *around 8 million mt*, a *15% year-on-year decline*, according to BigMint data. The drop follows the gov...
India Plans Major Easing of Steel Import Monitoring Rules India’s Ministry of Steel is preparing to *relax the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)* by eliminating the requirement for *consignment-wise declarations*, according to government sources on *Nove...
Global Steel Bodies Unite to Harmonize Low-Emission Standards *ResponsibleSteel*, the *China Iron and Steel Association (CISA)* and the *Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS)* have signed two major cooperation agreements at *COP30 in Belém, Brazil*, aligning global...
Zaporizhstal Completes $8 Million Modernization Program Ukraine’s *Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works (Metinvest Group)* has completed a major *UAH 370 million (US$8 million)* repair and renovation program across several core production units. Key upgrades...
EEC Opens New Antidumping Probe into Chinese Stainless Steel Pipes The *Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)* has launched a *new antidumping reinvestigation* into *welded stainless steel pipes from China* ahead of the expiry of existing measures. The review was initi...
China’s Steel Sheet/Plate Exports Fall 3.5% in January–October 2025 China exported *60.45 million mt* of steel sheet/plate during January–October 2025, marking a *3.5% year-on-year decline*, according to Chinese customs data. October exports reached *5.97 million mt*...
Australia Extends Antidumping Duties on Rebar from South Korea and Spain Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission has confirmed that *antidumping duties on rebar imports from South Korea and Spain will remain in force*, following a full review triggered by domestic producer Inf...
Polish Steel Sector Urges €50/MWh Energy Cap to Protect Competitiveness Poland’s steel industry is calling for *urgent government and EU intervention* to reduce electricity prices for energy-intensive sectors to *€50/MWh*, according to recent industry statements from the ...
Voestalpine Implements Job Cuts at Two Austrian Plants as Tariffs and Weak Demand Pressure Operations Austrian steelmaker *Voestalpine* has announced *significant workforce reductions* at its Kindberg and Mürzzuschlag plants in Styria, citing ongoing pressure from *US tariffs*, declining *automotive-s...
India Imposes Five-Year Antidumping Duty on HRC Imports from Vietnam The Indian government has imposed a *five-year antidumping (AD) duty of $121.55/mt* on imports of *hot rolled flat steel products (HRC)* from Vietnam, according to an official notification issued on *...
