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Editorial # Policy News Steel trade policy — tariffs, quotas, safeguards, CBAM and anti-dumping cases across the major markets, reported by Anders Bergström. ## Policy [All](/news "All") Policy[Business](/news/business "Business")[Science](/news/science "Science")[Events](/news/events "Events")[Legal](/news/legal "Legal") ![FCC documents beside a mobile robot in a U.S. steel service center](/images/uploads/db561727-8574-45c0-91df-7c650a72ecc9/news-hero-fcc-blocks-new-foreign-mobile-robots-what-it-means-for-steel-automation-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [FCC Blocks New Foreign Mobile Robots: What It Means for Steel Automation](/news/policy/fcc-blocks-new-foreign-mobile-robots-what-it-means-for-steel-automation "FCC Blocks New Foreign Mobile Robots: What It Means for Steel Automation — read the article") The FCC's July 28 action blocks new foreign-made mobile robots from U.S. equipment authorization while excluding an industrial-robot category used most widely By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![European Union steel compliance desk displaying a US Steel Import License notice beside EN standards documents](/images/uploads/f1711e9e-1262-4dbb-bec6-3fa211193eaf/news-hero-european-union-steel-trade-us-steel-import-license-request-enters-omb-review-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [European Union Steel Trade: US Steel Import License Request Enters OMB Review](/news/policy/european-union-steel-trade-us-steel-import-license-request-enters-omb-review "European Union Steel Trade: US Steel Import License Request Enters OMB Review — read the article") A United States Federal Register notice dated 12 August 2026 submits the Steel Import License information collection for OMB review and approval. EU steel By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![Copper cathodes and aluminium ingots beside an inventory board in a metals warehouse](/images/uploads/999abe95-469d-4c7c-8c83-e5b0bea921f0/news-hero-copper-above-usd-14-400-aluminium-emerges-as-a-cable-alternative-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Copper Above USD 14,400: Aluminium Emerges as a Cable Alternative](/news/policy/copper-above-usd-14-400-aluminium-emerges-as-a-cable-alternative "Copper Above USD 14,400: Aluminium Emerges as a Cable Alternative — read the article") LME copper reached USD 14,424.50 per tonne as immediate-delivery premiums widened and inventories fell. Aluminium is gaining attention for cable applications By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![Metallurgist examines a polished maraging-steel specimen beside a tensile-testing machine](/images/uploads/77299326-0418-41f4-88e5-110c1ccbd91a/news-hero-ductile-3-gpa-steel-uses-hierarchical-microstructure-to-retain-damage-tolerance-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Ductile 3 GPa Steel Uses Hierarchical Microstructure to Retain Damage Tolerance](/news/policy/ductile-3-gpa-steel-uses-hierarchical-microstructure-to-retain-damage-tolerance "Ductile 3 GPa Steel Uses Hierarchical Microstructure to Retain Damage Tolerance — read the article") A Nature Communications study reports a maraging steel with 3 GPa yield strength, 7.0% tensile elongation and 47.5% reduction in area, produced through By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![Bulk carrier loading Australian coking coal beside stockpiles at a seaborne terminal](/images/uploads/8c6dc23f-6fbf-42ad-afbf-ff21aee4ffd0/news-hero-coking-coal-prices-diverge-between-australia-and-china-in-august-2026-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Coking Coal Prices Diverge Between Australia and China in August 2026](/news/policy/coking-coal-prices-diverge-between-australia-and-china-in-august-2026 "Coking Coal Prices Diverge Between Australia and China in August 2026 — read the article") Australian high-quality coking coal fell 10% to $214.9/t FOB by 7 August, while Chinese spot coal slipped 0.3% to $296.3/t EXW Anze. Shanxi mine disruptions By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![European Commission offices in Brussels with EU Steel Regulation consultation papers on a desk](/images/uploads/cf570961-6253-45ef-9423-2c99468f41a3/news-hero-eu-commission-opens-first-product-scope-review-under-steel-regulation-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [EU Commission Opens First Product Scope Review Under Steel Regulation](/news/policy/eu-commission-opens-first-product-scope-review-under-steel-regulation "EU Commission Opens First Product Scope Review Under Steel Regulation — read the article") The European Commission has launched an eight-week consultation on whether EU Steel Regulation 2026/1384 should cover cast-iron tubes, wire and forged bars By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![H.D. Kumaraswamy speaking at an Indian steel industry conference about energy-transition capacity](/images/uploads/d53ef3ee-2b95-4f9d-b2ec-7942ece04171/news-hero-india-s-steel-minister-reaffirms-300-million-tonne-capacity-goal-for-energy-tran-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [India’s Steel Minister Reaffirms 300 Million-Tonne Capacity Goal for Energy Transition](/news/policy/india-s-steel-minister-reaffirms-300-million-tonne-capacity-goal-for-energy-transition "India’s Steel Minister Reaffirms 300 Million-Tonne Capacity Goal for Energy Transition — read the article") India's steel minister says steel will remain central to renewable energy, batteries and hydrogen, with capacity targeted at 300 million tonnes by 2030. By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![AISI 2025 Annual Statistical Report beside US steel shipment charts in Washington, D.C.](/images/uploads/71b1f477-bb62-456c-9af6-6afc37c46f99/news-hero-aisi-releases-2025-annual-statistical-report-as-us-steel-shipments-reach-91-mill-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [AISI Releases 2025 Annual Statistical Report as US Steel Shipments Reach 91 Million Net Tons](/news/policy/aisi-releases-2025-annual-statistical-report-as-us-steel-shipments-reach-91-million-net-tons "AISI Releases 2025 Annual Statistical Report as US Steel Shipments Reach 91 Million Net Tons — read the article") AISI’s 2025 Annual Statistical Report records 91 million net tons of US mill shipments, higher raw steel output and lower imports. By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 12, 2026 ![Japanese steel standards committee documents showing the FY2026 meeting notice and JIS revision agenda](/images/uploads/089fbc17-449c-491d-b209-10a273b3aaab/news-hero-japan-issues-notice-for-1st-fy2026-steel-materials-standards-tripartite-committe-1920x1080.jpg) Policy ### [Japan Issues Notice for 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting](/news/policy/japan-issues-notice-for-1st-fy2026-steel-materials-standards-tripartite-committee-meeting "Japan Issues Notice for 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting — read the article") Japan’s JISF notice covers the 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting and seven planned July JIS updates. By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 11, 2026