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...
India Sets Fixed Timelines to Speed Up Operationalisation of Auctioned Mineral Blocks The *Ministry of Mines of India* has amended the *Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015*, introducing *fixed intermediary timelines* for post-auction activities to *accelerate the operationalisation of auctio...
Cleveland-Cliffs to Permanently Close Steelton Plant in Early 2026 *Cleveland-Cliffs* has confirmed plans to *permanently close its Steelton, Pennsylvania, plant* in *January 2026*, following months of idling operations and workforce reductions. In a letter to emplo...
EU and UK Steel Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs and CBAM Take Effect *EU and UK steel prices* are expected to *increase sharply in 2026* as the *European Commission’s revised import safeguards* and the *Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)* come into effect, accor...
