The ERCST study on CBAM, co-funded by ACEA, aims to extend the threshold from 2028. For SMEs importing over 50 tonnes, it ...

Five EU proceedings on cold-rolled stainless steel, two speeds: 258 days for an Indian producer, 93 for Eurofer. Brussels ...

EU Waste Shipment Regulation: the Commission is now planning its export ban on metal scrap through the regulatory back door and under a green disguise.

It is worth letting this sink in. The EU has just sealed off its steel market with a new regime. Duty free quotas are being cut by almost half, and anyone supplying above the quota pays a 50 per cent ...

According to WV Stahl, German steelmakers produced more crude steel in May for the fifth month in a row. Extrapolated to the full year 2026, production could reach up to 38 million tonnes – the ...

Around 40 major German corporations – including ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp, and BASF – have addressed a letter to the EU leadership, calling for a fundamental rethink of climate policy. Their core ...

In January 2026, Australia informed the World Trade Organization, WTO, that it intended to initiate a safeguard proceeding concerning certain steel derivatives. The investigation was justified by ...

Aluminum is currently moving sideways at around USD 3,500/MT. Midwest premiums, however, set a new record last week: on Wednesday, they stood at around USD 2,523/MT, or USD 1.14/lb, before easing ...

Nickel (+7.9%), copper (+3.6%), and aluminium (+4.3%), along with zinc (+4.1%), tin (+4.0%), and lead (+2.4%) all closed official trading on the LME commodity exchange last Friday with significant ...

A product that apparently was not taken into account in the original EU safeguard investigation has now made it onto the agenda of Europe’s trade protectionists. This Friday, the Commission announced ...

26 March 2026 – On Wednesday, European nickel prices recorded a significant increase of around 3.3%. At its 99th session, the doomsday prophets of the OECD once again provided an example of selective ...

Recent figures from China also point to a positive outlook. Domestic demand increased noticeably in January and February 2026, while steel exports declined by more than 8%. Production of hot metal ...