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The investigation was launched in August 2025 following a complaint from four manufacturers

Production at the site will resume should the EU’s decision be revised or should demand increase in other markets

Restrictions on cast iron could have had a negative impact on the operations of US importers

As the details of the new measures were only announced on 30 June, the market did not have time to prepare

Market participants lack an understanding of how the remaining quota will be administered

Analysts see the new duties as an attempt to replace the 10% global duty, which was overturned by the court

The country has received just one individual quota from the European Union out of 26 product categories

According to the country’s authorities, such actions do not solve the problem of steel overproduction, but instead provoke an escalation of trade measures

Overall, the EU has reached agreements with 13 countries on smaller cuts

The total annual quota for Ukraine is 1.050 million tonnes

An increase in imports not covered by these schemes could negate the actual benefits of the measures

Luca Zanotti emphasises that the Ukrainian steel industry has no excess capacity