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Record Increase in Steel Imports to the European Union: +12% in the First Days of 2025
Steel imports to the European Union (EU) increased by an average of more than 12 percent year-on-year in the first ten days of the first quarter of 2025. As of January 13, the total volume of steel imports transacted under the Tariff Rate Quotas reached 2.2 million...
Trump Relays Duties on Copper and Aluminum: a Plan That Could Burden American Consumers
President Donald Trump has announced plans to introduce new tariffs on copper and aluminum imports to the United States, a move aimed at boosting domestic production of materials essential to the U.S. military and manufacturing industries. However, according to...
Assofermet’s position on steel safeguard measures
Assofermet, the Italian association of scrap, raw material and steel distributors, recently took a clear position in response to the European Commission's (EC) decision to reintroduce safeguard measures for steel imports. The association expressed clear opposition to...
Greenland and the Race for Rare Minerals: a New Geopolitical Frontier?
In recent years, Greenland has become a crucial area of geopolitical and economic interest. According to media reports, allies of President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives have reportedly proposed a bill called “Make Greenland Great Again.” The...