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Policy
Public policy affecting the iron and steel industry.
Latest News
U.S.-U.K. Economic Deal Lowers Some Tariffs
12 May 2025 - The U.S. and U.K. announced a deal to lower tariffs on some goods including British-exported steel, cars and plane parts, reported the Reuters news service.
Vice President JD Vance Tours Nucor Steel–Berkeley
04 May 2025 - Nucor Corp.'s Berkeley mill in South Carolina welcomed U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday for a tour and to help mark the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
U.K. Government Works to Keep British Steel’s Blast Furnaces Running, Looks to Scunthorpe’s Future
17 April 2025 - In an emergency session on Saturday, U.K. Parliament passed legislation to prevent Chinese-owned British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant from shutting down its blast furnaces and ending primary steel production in the U.K., The Guardian reported.
Trump Calls for Second Look at U. S. Steel-Nippon Steel Merger
08 April 2025 - President Donald Trump has directed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to re-examine national security implications of United States Steel Corporation’s merger with Nippon Steel, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Reciprocal Tariffs Won’t Apply to Steel Already Subject to Section 232 Tariff
03 April 2025 - The far-reaching tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump won’t apply to imported steel and aluminum already subject to a 25% tariff, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Trump to Roll Out 25% Imported Vehicle Tariff in April
27 March 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll impose 25% tariffs on vehicles imported into the U.S., with the new measure taking effect 3 April.
EU Proposes Steel Industry Survival Plan
27 March 2025 - The European Commission has unveiled its steel action plan, a policy prescription intended to strengthen the EU steel industry’s competitiveness and safeguard its future.
