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December 5, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International Where Trump Tariffs Go, Others Follow The apparent success of Donald Trump´s tariffs has not only been welcomed by his domestic steel and manufacturing base, but it has also encouraged other countries to implement their own tariffs as an industry protection mechanism. Indeed, tariffs and anti-dumping actions […]
December 5, 2025 New Zealand News Steel Industry To Strengthen After Tough Year New Zealand’s steel sector enters the final stretch of 2025 in a noticeably more stable position than it began the year. After two years of soft demand, aggressive discounting and elevated construction-sector stress, the market appears to have reached a cyclical floor. […]
December 5, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Industry Seeks Government Intervention On Imported Steelwork Australia´s peak steel industry association, the Australian Steel Institute (ASI), has sought government assistance to stem a surge in low-priced, imported fabricated steelwork, which it says is threatening the local industry. On November 20, the ASI lodged a Safeguard application […]
November 18, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Steel´s Central Role In The Sovereign Capability Debate InfraBuild has issued a rallying call to the steel industry and related sectors to support manufacturing in Australia. “We don’t just produce steel, we build futures. Every tonne of steel made here supports Australian jobs, fuels innovation and reinforces […]
November 6, 2025 New Zealand News Steel Industry Poised To Gain Under New Government Procurement Rules New Zealand’s 5th edition of the Government Procurement Rules (GPR) will come into force on December 1, thus initiating major changes in how public agencies source goods, services and construction. The changes are intended to simplify procurement, level the […]
November 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International Iron Ore At Centre Of Global Power Struggle If the unconfirmed reports are true, China has taken another strategic step towards its goal of consolidating its grip on the global steel market. The step was small, but it fits into a far wider plan. On October 30, […]
November 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia InfraBuild Reports $250 Million Loss As LPMA Goes Bust In a week when the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep interest rates on hold and Jamie Melham became only the second female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, Sanjeev Gupta´s GFG Alliance has attracted the steel […]
