EU takes further initiatives to curb steel imports with implications for intra company trade

European Commission has imposed provisional safeguard measures on imports of 23 steel products categories for a maximum of 200 days. Tariffs of 25% will come into force once the steel imports exceed the average of imports over the last three years. The EU safeguard measures have been taken in response to the 25% import duties
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Amazon, Facebook, and CMI to connect Hong Kong, Singapore and US with 16,000 km long optical submarine cable

The Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE) consortium which is composed of China Mobile International (CMI), Facebook and Amazon Web Service (AWS) signed an agreement with the NEC (Nippon Electric Company) corporation to build the undersea cable that connects Singapore, Hong Kong and the US. The fibre optic cable will extend about 16,000 kilometres
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Canada plans to impose tariffs and quotas on steel imports from China and others

The Canadian government is likely to take protectionary measures to impose a combination of tariffs and quotas on steel imports to bar the potential flood of diverted steel imports from the US. China is likely to be one of the main targeted countries. Meanwhile, Canadian counter-tariffs on the US steel, aluminium and other products will
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Seamless steel pipe demand to be supported by rising oil prices

Oil and gas industry is one of the largest consumers of seamless tube and pipes. However, demand for pipes remained comparatively low over the past few years due to subdued oil prices. Recently, with the pullout of the US from the Iran nuclear deal sent oil prices to four-year high reaching $80/barrel. Indeed there would
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The Middle East Medium, Heavy and Jumbo Rolled Beams Market to present opportunities and challenges

The Middle Eastern economies are highly depended on oil revenue. However, for years oil prices have remained subdued which resulted in cuts in both oil production and revenue across the region. With oil prices remained at lower levels, diversification remained at the top of the agenda across the region. There is currently billions worth of
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A Strategic Outlook for the Global Lithium-ion Batteries Market to 2028

Electric vehicles have not just been revolutionising the automotive sector, but it is also reshaping the energy and materials sectors. One of the key components of the smooth running of electric vehicles is the rechargeable battery. So far lithium-ion battery has emerged the main beneficiary from this new trend. Li-ion batteries have been in use
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Iranian steel slab and billet exports to face headwinds as the US threatens to rip up the nuclear deal

Iran has been active in the semi-finished export market for a long time. However, its exports leapt since sanctions lifted in 2016. Iranian slab supply to the spot market exceeded above the market expectation. According to the latest data from the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), Iranian semi-finished steel exports in the first ten months
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North American Steelmaking Capacity Databook 2018: Steel production capacity by equipment of 239 steel plants across Canada, Mexico and US

Why should you consult this product? The full coverage of the North American steel making capacity by plant and by equipment types Covering 239 plants Detailed capacity segmentation by around 20 equipment by plant Information about the future planned capacity Covering around 88 companies by ownership All data is available in excel and ready for
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The US Steelmaking Capacity Databook 2018

Commodity Inside has profiled steel capacity of 183 US steel works by the following equipment: Blast furnace DRI BOF EAF Others Total liquid Steel Slab Billet Bloom Total semi-finished steel Rebar Wire rod Merchant bar Sections Rails Total long products Plate Hot-rolled Coil Cold-rolled Coil Total flat products Tinplate Electro galvanised/Hot-dip galvanised Colour Coating Total
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A review and outlook for US-China trade friction and its implications on the Chinese steel industry

Stocks are to some extent a very good measuring rod for any policy changes. They have been on a roller coaster since Trump takes on changing global trading rules. Investors have perceived the US administration declarations of proposed blanket tariffs on Chinese goods as the beginning of a trade war between the US and China.
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