EU STEEL DEALS

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has approved the creation of new import quotas for steel products from the Ukraine, which will last until December 31, this year. Imports into the European Union during this year will be limited to 27,414 tonnes of coils, 104,920 tonnes of heavy plate and 8,465 tonnes of other flat steel products; and for long products, quotas have been set at 3,690 tonnes for beams, 52,720 tonnes for wire rod and 66,427 or other long steel products.Meanwhile, the council has given its formal assent to separate deals on the ...


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