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EU unveils quota volumes for new safeguard system
The European Commission has announced the details of its new safeguard system and unveiled the product quota volumes. Accordingly, the new system maintains the principle of open trade and strengthens engagement with global partners to tackle overcapacity, by limiting tariff-free import volumes to 18.3 million mt a year (a reduction of 47 percent compared to [...]
EU to replace country-specific quotas with permanent safeguard regime
The European Commission has unveiled a legislative proposal to replace the existing EU steel safeguard system, introducing a new framework designed to protect the EU’s steel industry from the negative effects of global overcapacity, which is expected to increase from the current 602 million mt to 721 million mt by 2027, according to a draft [...]