Brussels - The European Union will limit imports of steel into the bloc following  Donald Trump’s imposition of metals tariffs.

Abuja - Eleven core investors said to have submitted bids for the purchase of the plant, Nigerian opposition protests.

New York - Newspaper reports that investors are increasingly wary about the US steel industry’s long-term strength.

New Delhi - Indian steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh: Talks with Posco and Hyundai to invest in Indian steel production.

Warsaw - The consortium submitted the most advantageous offer for the supply of pipes for  the gas pipeline Poland - Slovakia.

Washington - American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): Total shipment of 7,832,092 net tons in November.

Pleidelsheim - Gebr. Lotter KG, the parent company of Hans Dewald GmbH, took over the shares in Erich Hagelauer GmbH from the Hagelauer family.

Dusseldorf - Federal Association of German Steel Recycling and Disposal Companies e. V. (BDSV): Price pressure will be inevitable.

Brussels - Vote on January 16th  would put in place an effective cap on steel imports for three years.

Essen - The new coke battery is meant to ensure the production of 600,000 tons of coke per year.