A dozen EU member states have called on the European Commission to extend the safeguard measures on steel imports that are due to expire on June 30 this year, according to a letter seen by Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 26.
The letter, dated January 14, was signed by the governments of 12 countries: Italy, Germany, France, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Bulgaria."At the same time, stock in exporting countries has been piling up. This situation further exposes our industry to the aggressive behaviour of third country...