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.

The heavily criticised EU safeguard measure on grain oriented electrical steel, GOES, enters into force - were slab imports ...

EU stainless steel scrap prices have fallen significantly, although they remain above the previous year’s level. The trade media provide the convenient explanation: summer shutdowns at some stainless ...

Brazil has sharply criticized the new EU steel measures: quotas were reduced by 47%, and the out-of-quota duty was doubled to 50% – without any agreement having been reached under GATT Article XXVIII.

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 ...

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 ...

Sliding Scale: Green Steel or Green-Washing? The so-called “sliding scale” is not a technical compromise – it is a political manoeuvre. What ResponsibleSteel and LESS are selling as scientifically ...

The US government last week announced adjustments to its Section 232 tariffs, affecting in particular derivatives of steel, aluminium, and copper. The existing system, under which a 50% tariff was ...