World News

US and Japan reach a deal on steel tariffs

US government officials have reached a deal to lift a 25% tariff that former President Donald Trump imposed on imported Japanese steel.

08/02/2022

Europe News

EU suspends tariffs on US steel & aluminium in bid to reboot relations

The trade dispute dates back to the administration of Donald Trump.

17/05/2021

Italy

Steel plant accused of thousands of deaths related to toxic emissions

The Tamburi site is at the centre of a huge legal case. Experts cited by prosecutors have said some 7,500 people were killed in the area over seven years by diseases linked to toxic emissions.

14/11/2019

Next Series

The acid test: New way to recover resources from industrial waste

In partnership with The European Commission

The galvanizing business involves hot and arduous work, turning corroding steel into protected metal using baths of hydrochloric acid and molten zinc. It's also a business which EU researchers believe they can make cleaner and greener. Their tech is now facing, quite literally, the acid test.

10/06/2019

Business

British Steel liquidation threatens 5,000 jobs in England

Britain’s second-largest steelmaker has been forced into liquidation as attempts continue to secure £75m (€85m) to help mitigate Brexit-related issues.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

Huge explosion injures two at steelworks

A huge explosion and fire rocked one of Europe's biggest steel plants early Friday, injuring two workers.

26/04/2019

USA

BMW jobs at risk in the US

The largest BMW factory in the world, in Spartanburg in South Carolina, makes a whole region live, but since Donald Trump threatens to tax imports in the sector, subcontractors fear to be the first victims

26/07/2018

Europe News

How more US-bound steel is leaving key EU port despite trade dispute

Euronews' Bryan Carter has been to Antwerp in Belgium to see how the port has been affected by the US' decision to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports.

26/07/2018

Economy

Antwerp port steels for trade tariff blowback

Antwerp port steels for trade tariff blowback

26/07/2018

United Kingdom

Tata and Thyssenkrupp join forces to shake up Europe's steel industry

Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel signed a final agreement on Saturday to establish a steel joint venture. it is the European steel industry's biggest shake-up in more than a decade.

30/06/2018

Europe News

EU retaliates against Trump trade tariffs

European countries throw unanimous support behind plans to slap duties on US products

14/06/2018

Germany

Europe 'will counter US tariffs on steel and aluminium'

Speaking on German television, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel expressed regret about President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw his endorsement of the recent G7 summit's final communique

11/06/2018

Economy

Macron brands Trump tariffs move ‘illegal’ and vows EU response

The French president slams US ‘economic nationalism’ as EU leaders weigh up retaliation, as US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports come into effect.

01/06/2018

Europe News

Trump tariffs could 'destroy' EU's steel industry

US president's move takes Europe closer to a possible trade war

31/05/2018

USA

US extends negotiations on steel tariffs

US extends negotiations on steel and aluminium tariffs for EU, Canada and Mexico

01/05/2018

World News

Trump talks tough on trade

US President Donald Trump is stepping up the war of words on trade, this time threatening to take on the European Union.

29/04/2018

Europe News

EU criticises Trump's 'gun to our head' over metal tariffs

EU leaders demand permanent exclusion from US metal import duties, after Washington gave bloc a temporary reprieve

23/03/2018

Europe News

EU plans to challenge Trump's tariffs before WTO

Europe among the countries likely to suffer most from new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

14/03/2018

Europe News

EU seeks exemptions from Trump's tariffs

Brussels is facing mounting pressure from the European steel industry to protect its interests

13/03/2018

Europe News

Controversies over Brexit and steel trade

13/03/2018