EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASKS CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ABOUT METAL REGULATION REFORMS
August 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the European Union's (EU) key metal consumers - amongst them the construction industry - facing ever increasing Chinese competition for supplies, the European Commission has launched a comprehensive review of EU metal industry laws and policies.
Said a Commission report: "As regards consumption of metals, the EU was still in the lead for aluminium, copper, lead and nickel in 2004. However, China is catching up and is already the biggest consumer of steel and zinc."
With this big player increasing demand and prices for this ...
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