“No” is the simple answer, according to the Financial Times in an article this week. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook So, does it matter? Not from a purely economic point of view, no. Sure, it has huge implications for the Brits, and for any company buying from […]
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Morning in Metals and Week in Review: Cars, Cuba and Brexit, Oh My!
This morning in metals, here are a couple news items that piqued our interest: China giving the U.S. a break in trade “war” by lifting the tariff on cars… According to a story originally reported by Bloomberg today, China will lift the 25% retaliatory duty on cars for three months (thanks, China!) in an effort to […]
Still Confused About Brexit? You Should Be
Ed. note: Enjoy this timely dispatch from London by MetalMiner’s Editor at Large. Not just Europe but the entire world was surprised at Britain’s decision following a referendum in 2016 to leave the EU. At the time, the media was full of the story but in the interim we have all rather switched off as […]
Britain’s Brexit Boat Hits the Rocks
Well, that didn’t go very well, did it? Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook After a couple of weeks scurrying around European capitals and intense lobbying directly to E.U. leaders, Britain’s Prime Minster Theresa May received short shrift at an E.U. conference in Salzburg, Austria last week. May […]
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 […]
U.K. Automotive to Get a Boost to its Supply Chain
We have written before about the GFG Alliance and, in particular, within that Executive Chairman Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Group that has bought distressed steel and aluminum assets in the U.K. over the last 10 years. Last month, Gupta’s Liberty Group announced plans to add Europe’s largest aluminum smelter in Dunkerque, France, to its portfolio. MetalMiner’s […]
This Morning in Metals: Britain Uses $1M Toward Satellite Research to Locate Minerals
This morning in metals news, the U.K. is looking to be a low-carbon player in the post-Brexit world, Chinese steel mills get a win and the City of Chicago files a lawsuit against U.S. Steel related to toxic spills into Lake Michigan by the company last year. MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook provides 2018 buying strategies for […]
This Morning in Metals: Proposed Law Could Offer Fewer Protections for U.K. Steel Industry than E.U. Regulations, Union Warns
This morning in metals news, a law proposed in the U.K. could have a negative impact on the domestic steel industry as the country moves forward with Brexit talks, steel production in the U.S. Great Lakes region has jumped to start the year, four firms have submitted resolution plans for Electrosteel Steels and the U.S. […]
