The EU has imposed provisional safeguards on grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) and transformer components, combining tariff-rate quotas with minimum price thresholds. Read more
The European Commission has agreed to review Jindal Stainless’ anti-dumping and countervailing duties after major changes to the group’s structure and operations. Read more
As host sponsor of the SMR Conference in Offenbach, Outokumpu used the event to clarify how the different parts of its 2026-2030 strategy are expected to work together. Read more
Norway and Iceland will apply the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism from January 2027, adding two more EU markets under the new regime. Read more
AI will transform quality and output at stainless mills, Matthieu Jehl, president of business area Europe at Outokumpu, told the SMR conference in Offenbach. Read more
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Section 232 is a blunt instrument that “puts a boundary around the country” while the US rebuilds its supply chains, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products CEO Christopher Zimmer said. Read more
Marcegaglia expects final approval for its Fos-sur-Mer Mistral project by year-end, with construction potentially starting around the turn of the year. Read more
European stainless producers do not expect much volume growth at home, while India remains on a strong expansion path, executives said at the SMR conference. Read more
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From geothermal to small modular reactors, emerging energy technologies will depend on stainless steel and nickel-based alloys, Outokumpu said at SMR’s recent conference in Offenbach. Read more
Global overcapacity, increasingly restricted trade and the need to create new stainless steel demand dominated the start of SMR’s 2026 conference in Offenbach. Read more
The EU plans to keep steel scrap exports open to five non-OECD countries from May 2027, while other destinations could lose access under new waste shipment rules. Read more
Flux Steel Works plans to make more than 260,000 tons (236,000 metric tonnes) a year of grain-oriented electrical steel at a former ATI plant in Ohio from 2029. Read more
The EU wants Canada to cut its steel tariffs, one of several trade irritants both sides must clear before an October summit on a closer alliance. Read more
Indonesia’s tighter ore supply and rising processing costs are bringing the nickel market towards balance, while increasing pressure on stainless steel producers’ raw-material supplies. Read more
India has extended the deadline for its anti-dumping investigation into stainless CR imports from China, Indonesia and Vietnam by six months. Read more
China’s stainless flat inventories fell further in late September, supporting a rebound in 304 prices as pre-holiday buying improved despite still cautious demand. Read more
Nippon Seisen will cut 304 wire prices for October contracts but raise 430 as its own cost increases partly offset lower wire rod costs. Read more
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