Our Mission

Our mission is; to develop understanding between producers, traders and consumers of long steel products around the world;

to add value to international trading activities of our members by providing an environment facilitating better relationships with the shipping and finance industries as well as inspection services;

to help our members reach useful information about the markets around the globe;

to facilitate an environment in which our members can meet new parties to create business opportunuties;

to create a better atmosphere for fair business.

News

EU sets country specific quota allocations under post-safeguard regime

The European Commission has announced that it has set out the detailed country allocation of tariff quotas under the EU’s new steel trade regime. The total annual tariff quota volume of 18.35 million mt will be distributed across 26 steel product categories, replacing the previous safeguard quota administration. Each quota is divided equally into four [...]

EU’s “melt and pour” requirement to apply from October 2026

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have set the dates to implement new framework to address the negative trade-related effects of global steel overcapacity on the EU market. The regulation will replace the existing steel safeguard measures, which expire on June 30, 2026, and is intended to apply from July 1, [...]

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