EU Launches New Plan to Reduce Energy Prices and Support Industrial Competitiveness The *European Commission* has unveiled a set of *seven coordinated actions* under the *Affordable Energy Action Plan* to *lower energy costs* for both *industries and households*, while supporting *lo...
Australia Issues Preliminary Antidumping Margins on Rebar from Four Asian Countries The *Australian Antidumping Commission* has released its *preliminary findings* in the administrative review of *antidumping (AD) duties* on *rebar imports* from *Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey...
Polish Government Engages ArcelorMittal Over Future of Domestic Steel Operations Poland’s *Minister of State Assets, Wojciech Balczun*, has confirmed that the government will soon *meet with ArcelorMittal officials* to discuss the *future of the company’s Polish operations* and it...
India’s Steel Ministry to Hold Open House on Import Policies Amid Dumping Concerns The *Ministry of Steel, Government of India*, has announced an *“open house” consultation* to address concerns over rising *steel imports* and their impact on domestic producers. The session will be h...
South Africa Confirms Dumping in Chinese Steel Imports but Delays Provisional Duties The *International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC)* of *South Africa* has confirmed *dumping of corrosion-resistant flat steel from China*, but has decided *not to impose provisional duties yet...
Canada Grants Tariff Exemptions on Select US and Chinese Steel Imports The *Canadian government* has introduced *new tariff relief measures* on select *US and Chinese steel and aluminum imports*, aimed at supporting industries affected by ongoing *trade tensions*. The u...
EU Steel and Automotive Sectors Call for Pragmatic Industrial Transition Ahead of the *European Council meeting on October 23*, the *European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)* and the *European Steel Association (EUROFER)* issued a *joint statement* urging a *r...
EUROMETAL Urges Brussels to Extend Steel Safeguards to Downstream Products The *European Federation of Steel, Tubes and Metals Distribution & Trade (EUROMETAL)* has warned that *excluding derivatives and downstream steel products* from the EU safeguard framework could *under...
Volkswagen Adopts GMH Gruppe’s Green Steel for Sustainable Production *Volkswagen AG* has announced it will use *low-carbon Green Power Premium Steel* from *Georgsmarienhütte GmbH (GMH Gruppe)* to produce transmission components, marking a key step in its *circular manu...
NMDC Reduces Iron Ore Prices Across All Grades *India’s NMDC Limited* has *cut prices of iron ore lumps and fines*, effective immediately, for all deliveries. The price of *iron ore lumps (10–40 mm, 67% Fe)* has been reduced by *INR 650/mt ($7/mt)...
Brazil’s Average Freight Rates for Finished Steel Imports Decline in September Average *freight rates for Brazilian finished steel imports* fell in *September 2025*, according to figures released by *COMEX*, the country’s foreign trade authority. The *average import freight rat...
Thyssenkrupp in Intensive Talks with Jindal Over Potential Sale of Steel Division *Thyssenkrupp AG* has confirmed that it is in *“intensive negotiations”* with *Jindal Steel International*, a subsidiary of India’s *Jindal Steel Limited*, over the potential *sale of Thyssenkrupp’s s...
