Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström said: "The US tariffs on steel products are causing trade diversion, which may result in serious harm to EU steelmakers and workers in this industry. We are left with no other choice than to introduce provisional safeguard measures to protect our domestic industry against a surge of imports. These measures nevertheless ensure that the EU market remains open, and will maintain traditional trade flows.”

In UK Steel’s press release Gareth said: “These measures will protect UK Steel producers against a surge of imports as a result of President Trump’s unnecessary and unwelcome Section 232 tariffs.”

See our full press release here.