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Global Steel Weekly: Taranto halts, EU quotas bite and CBAM costs climb (week ending 9 October 2026)
Loharo's weekly round-up for steel buyers and traders covers the Taranto hot-end halt, Q4 EU quota exhaustion, the €82.32 Q3 CBAM price,…
Europe’s steel market enters Q4 2026: imports capped, demand flat, costs rising
The EU's new tariff-quota regime has tightened import supply just as EUROFER forecasts near-zero demand growth for 2026. For buyers, the fourth…
EU steel tariff quotas three months in: 50% duty, melt-and-pour proof and a looming Q1 2027 crunch
The EU's permanent steel tariff-quota regime replaced the 2019 safeguard on 1 July 2026. Since 1 October it has also required proof…
CBAM Q3 price set at €82.32: what steel importers will owe for 2026 imports, and when the bill lands
The Commission has set the CBAM certificate price for steel imported in Q3 2026 at €82.32, up 9.4% on Q2. Certificates cannot…
China’s steel exports hold above 10 Mt a month as billet shipments surge and new trade barriers go up
China exported 10.155 Mt of steel in August, its fourth straight month above 10 Mt, and ship-tracking points to a record September.…
European HRC holds at €740–760/t as quota exhaustion shuts the cheap import window
Domestic hot-rolled coil prices in Europe are holding near €740–760/t ex-works. Mills are pushing December offers, Q4 import quotas for Türkiye and…
Eurozone construction stays deep in contraction while factories recover: a two-speed outlook for European steel demand
The eurozone construction PMI was 43.4 in September, while the manufacturing PMI reached its highest level since 2022. EUROFER now expects EU…
Capacity watch: Taranto’s hot end halts as Europe’s green-steel pipeline splits between go-aheads and delays
Acciaierie d'Italia has halted all hot-end production at Taranto after a court deadline. In the same few weeks, Košice approved a new…