US President Donald Trump has reinstated the full 25% steel tariffs under Section 232. This decisive move aims to curb surging imports and bolster US manufacturing. With exemptions removed and impacts stretching from producers to downstream manufacturers, the global steel industry braces for widespread effects.

European silicon giant downplays trade disruption fears amid market volatility, revealing improved Q4 earnings despite falling revenues and alumnium sector weakness.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel products into the US has generated a strong reaction in the EU, with market sources expecting a domino effect and a subsequent trade war, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday February 11.

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A 30-day delay in implementation of tariffs on Canadian shipments to the US reset recent trends in framing lumber markets. Sales picked up in most regions and species, but higher quotes early in the week retreated nearer to last week’s levels. Western S-P-F sales were mixed, but several secondaries reported their strongest days of the […]

The new US trade tariffs threaten the fragile global trade balance and risks reigniting inflation.

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order to implement tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China on Saturday February 1, sparking swift retaliation and sending world trade into uncharted territory.

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President Donald Trump’s long-promised series of day-one executive orders imply a seismic shift in the approach of the United States to the environment, critical minerals and energy.

The biggest threat to keeping carbon emissions low in the steel industry is imports flowing in from regions where there is a lack of focus on emissions reduction, Kevin Dempsey, president and chief executive officer of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said at Fastmarkets’ second annual Circular Steel Summit on Wednesday January 15 in Houston, Texas.