Steel Industry News – Early April 2025
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The Port of Liverpool enjoyed a record-breaking year for bulk steel imports in 2024 – reinforcing Peel Ports Group’s aim to turn the port into a global hub for steel.
The port processed 702,000 tonnes of bulk steel, coming from across the world including from South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Turkey, and Europe.
The figure, which surpasses the port’s previous record by more than 50,000 tonnes, follows significant investment by Peel Ports Group into infrastructure at the port as the company looks to bolster its support for the steel industry. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2149816-port-of-liverpool-hits-new-record-level-of-bulk-steel-imports?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NorthWest_2nd_Apr_2025_Daily
Steel sector leaders were reassured about the Government’s plans to revitalise British steelmaking today (8 April) at the second meeting of the Steel Council, bringing together industry leaders to feed into amid global concerns around US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
Industry Minister Sarah Jones hosted the meeting earlier today after the Government’s steel plan green paper consultation closed on 30 March, receiving almost 100 responses and recommendations from business leaders and industry experts.
