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Leverage power of public procurement (Our 7 key steel opportunities)

Government has a hugely powerful tool at its disposal to bolster UK industry and supply chains in t...

Driving up emissions (Knock-on market effects)

Blast furnaces, which are the more carbon intensive steelmaking technology, account for more than 7...

New UK Government regulations to boost uptake of British made steel in public projects (Steel News 2023)

12 April 2023: This should raise the profile of British-made, ‘melted and poured’ steel in procureme...

Essential that new government projects buy UK steel, as stats show at least ÂŁ1.5bn could be spent abroad (Steel News 2024)

24 June 2024: New analysis by UK Steel, featured in The Times, has found that current government inf...

New Digital Steel Catalogue becomes core tool in Government’s overhaul of procurement guidance (Steel News 2025)

26 June 2025: UK Steel, the trade association representing Britain’s steel producers, launched its D...

UK Steel sector calls on Government to unlock multi-billion pound opportunity in procurement reforms (Steel News 2024)

26 November 2024: As the largest buyer of steel in the UK, the Government has a unique opportunity t...

Trump tariffs update: 25% remains on steel after White House briefing (Steel News 2025)

2 April 2025: Following the White House briefing note, UK Steel can confirm that the import tariff o...

Opportunities for steelmakers in new Infrastructure Strategy – but competitive environment remains vital (Steel News 2025)

19 June 2025: Millions of tonnes of steel will be needed for the Infrastructure Strategy investments...

Public Procurement of Steel: Time for new thinking for a thriving industry (UK Steel public procurement of steel: time for new thinking for a thriving industry)

26 November 2024: This report provides a policy blueprint for the Government’s...

Excess steel in the global steel market (What is happening on the global steel market?)

One of the most significant challenges facing steel manufacturers in the US, EU and UK is the imbala...

UK Steel condemns BP choice of Chinese steel for Net Zero Teesside Project (Steel News 2026)

17 January 2026: UK Steel has condemned the decision by the Net Zero Teesside consortium to award a ...

US 25% tariffs on UK steel imports come into effect (Steel News 2025)

12 March 2025: President Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and steel derivative products have today come ...

Defence Industrial Strategy underscores “industrial security priority” for UK-made steel (Steel News 2025)

9 September 2025: The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) publication has signalled a decisive shift i...

UK-US trade deal sees steel tariffs removed (Steel News 2025)

8 May 2025: President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer announced an economic deal removing the 25% t...

Why do we need a strong steel sector in the UK? (Steel News 2023)

2 October 2023: UK Steel has today unveiled its report “Why the UK needs a strong steel sector”. The...

UK steelmakers and MOD have landmark opportunity to secure industry-Government partnership (Steel News 2024)

The UK steel industry wants to make a significant contribution to national supply chain resilience, ...

UK Steel: EU unveils plan to slash import quotas, with potentially devastating results for UK steelmakers (Steel News 2025)

07 October 2025: The EU Commission proposes new import quotas, which will severely curtail UK steelm...

UK Steel calls for extension of Government energy support (Steel News 2022)

14 December 2022: Electricity prices have risen to over ÂŁ1,500/MWh this week, over 30 times the hist...

New bold policies needed to tackle steel imports and ensure Government sees return on investments (Steel News 2024)

7 October 2024: A new report published by UK Steel says that excess steel capacity worldwide, built ...

UK steel braced to face shocking new 50% US tariff (Steel News 2025)

31 May 2025: UK steelmakers are expecting to encounter a new 50% import tax after President Trump hi...

UK steel sector sets out manifesto strategy to secure future of steel (Steel News 2024)

10 June 2024: UK Steel’s election manifesto sets out a comprehensive strategy to secure the sector f...

Secretary of State Jonathan Reynolds addresses the UK Steel Parliamentary Summit (Steel News 2024)

6 December 2024: Now is the once-in-a-generation opportunity for UK steel. “Let’s look at this as th...

Strategic Defence Review signals huge demand for UK-made steel (Steel News 2025)

2 June 2025: The Government has today published the outcome of its wide-ranging Strategic Defence Re...

UK steel steers clear of US tariff hike, but 50% looms if US steel deal falters (Steel News 2025)

3 June 2025: UK steelmakers have been told that they will temporarily steer clear of President Trump...

UK Steel welcomes TRA recommendation to extend steel safeguards until 2026 (Steel News 2024)

21 February 2024: Today the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has recommended the extension of the UK’s...