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May 16, 2025 Industry News Fletcher Building Announces Divisional Restructuring Fletcher Building has announced that, coming out of its ongoing strategic review, its Australian Division will be dis-established as a standalone division, with its operating businesses integrated into two new trans-Tasman divisions: Light Building Products: includes most of Fletcher Building’s New Zealand building products businesses (Comfortech, […]
June 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International World Reacts As Trump Raises Tariffs To 50% Steel industry leaders and governments around the world have reacted with predictable dismay to the decision by Donald Trump to raise the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States to 50%. The increase took effect on […]
June 6, 2025 New Zealand News Subdued Mood Continues Across NZ Steel Industry The Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) says the country´s construction sector remained subdued with low activity levels persisting through the first quarter of 2025. Large, publicly-funded infrastructure investment will hereafter shape the sector’s fortunes, and the current narrow pipeline of […]
June 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Local Fabricators Rally Against Imported Steel An existing problem for Australian steel fabricators has been made worse by Donald Trump´s decision to double tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminium being imported into the United States. By raising the barrier to entry from June 4 onwards, Trump […]
