Overseas
December 16, 2025
Written by Ethan Bernard
The European Commission is aiming to have Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum eased, with a special eye on derivative products, as it negotiates with the Trump administration, according to a Dec. 15 report in Politico.
EC Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told the publication it was singling out derivatives of steel and aluminum.
US steel industry groups representing most of domestic steel production are urging the Trump administration to tighten trade measures on steel imports from South Korea. They are seeking a South Korea-specific tariff-rate quota (TRQ) and an investigation into a reported import surge.
The US Commerce Department has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea.
ArcelorMittal told the government of Ukraine that it is unable to restart operations at its ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant in a “safe and sustainable manner” following Russian missile attacks.
After an annual administrative review, the Commerce Department increased the anti-dumping duties on large-diameter welded pipe from Turkey.
Global raw steel production slowed for the third month in a row in August, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel).