Steel industry

Why UK steel sector is alarmed by prospect of punitive tariffs from its biggest customer The EU shocked the UK steel industry on Tuesday with an announcement of 50% import tariffs – with no apparent carve-out for metal crossing the Channel. UK Steel, an industry lobby group, said the plan poses an “existential threat” to … Read more

Starmer says UK in discussions with EU over Brussels plan to double import tariff to 50%, which unions warn could kill UK steel industry The EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a move condemned as “an existential threat” to the industry in the UK. … Read more