European Steel Industry News - Weekly Podcast - 12 June 2026

This week's briefing is dominated by a single date: 1 July, when the EU's new steel trade defence framework — now formally signed into law — replaces the existing safeguard with tighter tariff-rate quotas, higher out-of-quota duties and a melt-and-pour requirement. The episode tracks how that deadline ripples across the market: Italian traders bracing for a price reversal, a Vienna panel forecasting higher hot-rolled coil by year-end, EUROFER warning of remaining CBAM loopholes, and a sharp industry backlash against the UK's parallel quota regime. Corporate and decarbonisation news rounds out the week, including Thyssenkrupp Materials Services' rebrand to tk accelis and Salzgitter's first major green hydrogen contract. #Steel #EuropeanIndustry #EUROMETAL #SteelNews #Podcast