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European long steel prices steady; mills curb output amid low buyer interest

European domestic long steel prices remained unchanged in the week to Wednesday July 1, with weak...

Some European suppliers withdraw from flat steel market after import quota announcements

The European domestic flat steel sector fell silent on Thursday July 2, digesting the new EU import...

EU institutions increasingly worried about China overcapacity, cheap exports

Trading tensions between the European Union (EU) and China have grown in recent months as both...

Romanian longs prices rise after EU quota changes, but demand concerns remain

The Romanian longs market has taken a firmer direction this week after the announcement of the new...

Bulgarian longs market holds steady as new EU quota regime deepens cautious mood

The Bulgarian longs market has remained quiet this week, with prices showing no change while trading...

EU quota cuts pressure Turkish flats

Turkish suppliers exhausting their sharply reduced EU quota for hot-rolled coil on the first day of...

CBAM extension: Parliament negotiators want compensation mechanism to replace controversial emergency brake

Contexte has obtained compromise parliamentary amendments (here, here and here) on a proposal to...

Five DGs oppose draft ETS reform

Five Commission directorates-general have issued a negative opinion on the draft carbon market...

EU Steel Measure: How will the EU’s steel import quota be distributed?

The EU’s steel regulation caps the volume of steel which can enter the EU duty-free at 18.3 million...

European steelmakers urge EU to preserve ETS as €10 billion decarbonization investments continue

The European steel industry has called on EU institutions to preserve the integrity of the EU...

EU steelmakers welcome new quota system, UK industry warns of market access challenges

The EU’s recently revealed trade measure, which replaces the previous safeguard regime with a...

EU imposes import quotas on South American finished steel breaching landmark Mercosur trade deal

Two months after a landmark EU-Mercosur free trade agreement went into provisional effect on May 1...
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