This morning in metals news, the E.U. is reportedly getting ready for the U.S. Section 232 tariffs to go into effect, U.S. raw steel production was up last week and Rio Tinto asked the Mongolian government to fulfill contract stipulations related to the firm’s copper mining project in the country. Need buying strategies for steel? […]
Category: Public Policy
Are the Balkans the Next Big Thing?
Does your company strategy call for a European manufacturing base but you worry you have missed the boat in terms of accessing lower-cost opportunities created when eastern European countries like Poland and the Czech Republic came into the E.U.? Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Lower land and labour […]
This Morning in Metals: South Korea Goes to the WTO to Dispute U.S. Tariffs
This morning in metals news, South Korea has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the U.S. tariffs on washing machines and solar panels, turmoil in the aluminum market is high and copper prices dipped Monday. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook South Korea Goes to […]
This Morning in Metals: Every Exempted Country Faces Quota or Restrictions, Trump Trade Adviser Says
This morning in metals news, every country exempted from the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs will be subject to either quotas or restrictions of some kind, copper hit a one-week high and aluminum prices jumped today as Trump administration officials kicked off a trip to Beijing to talk trade. Need buying strategies for steel? Try […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Considers Quotas for Countries With Temporary Tariff Exemptions
This morning in metals news, the U.S. is considering quotas for the nations that had their Section 232 tariffs exemptions extended by 30 days this week, Russian aluminum giant Rusal could find its way out from under the eye of U.S. sanctions and the U.S. is hoping for a NAFTA deal this month. Quotas for […]
Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Postponed for Another 30 Days
Following intense lobbying by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel — plus, it must be said, the whole European steel industry and many consumers in the U.S. — U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a delay in the imposition of steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada, Mexico and, crucially, the European Union […]
Brexit, Part 2: Potential Alternatives and Life After the E.U.
Editor’s Note: Check out Part 1 here. — The option of European Economic Area (EEA) membership like Norway — which is not in the European Union (E.U.) but has open borders with the bloc and accepts some of its laws and regulations — seems strangely to have not been an option debated (at least publicly). […]
Brexit, Part 1: No … It Hasn’t Gone Away
Few national stories preoccupy the newsfeeds day in, day out — short of war or rebellion — quite like Brexit has in the U.K. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The irony is little progress has been made on the terms of Britain’s separation from the European Union since […]
USTR Section 301 Report Identifies 12 Countries for Priority Watch List on IP Enforcement
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday released a special Section 301 report in which it called out and identified certain trading partners who are falling afoul of intellectual property rights rules. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The USTR puts out the annual Special […]
Week in Review: Price Movements, Indian Exports and Section 232 Exemptions
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was with some of this week’s stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook What’s going on with steel prices? Have they neared a top? MetalMiner’s Irene Martinez Canorea offered her analysis […]
