WSTEEL
Analysis, commentary and observations on the steel market, raw materials, industry, strategic sourcing and factors affecting supply chains.
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Where does your steel really come from? The EU will trace which furnace it was melted in.
Today, new rules were published in the Official Journal of the European Union that will change the conditions for importing steel into the EU from 1 October 2026. The European Commission has specified how importers will be required to prove where the steel was actually melted and first poured. Sounds trivial? Perhaps. In practice, however, the new rules could have…
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Huta Częstochowa: How to Rebuild Market Trust and Successfully Deliver on Ambitious Plans
In less than two years, Huta Częstochowa has rebuilt market trust, increased its production scale and is opening the way to new strategic segments.
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Steel Under Protection, Industry Under Pressure…
Since July 2026, the European Union has applied a new regulatory framework designed to protect its steel market from the effects of global overcapacity. The new rules reduce the annual volume of import tariff quotas by approximately 47% — to 18.3 million tonnes — and introduce a 50% duty on deliveries exceeding the available limits. The measure covers 30 categories…
