Eurofer welcomes EU-US agreement on Section 232

November 03, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Eurofer has welcomed the agreement between the European Union and the United States to replace Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs against the bloc's 27 countries with tariff-rate quotas, the European steel association said on Monday November 1.

The US authorities made theannouncement, on Saturday October 30.
"We welcome the announcement of the agreement which could be the starting point of a new transatlantic partnership [to tackle] global trade distortions and climate change," Eurofer director general Axel Eggert said.

"State-supported steel production and capacity built with CO2-intensive technologies contribute significantly to climate change. The global steel industry is responsible for almost 10% of direct and indirect CO2 emissions globally, while the less-CO2-intensive EU steel industry accounts for only about 0.5%. The arrangement between the US and the EU is, therefore, the first important commitment toward...

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