[Flash de acero inoxidable de SMM] Nuevo régimen comercial del acero de la UE entra en vigor el 1 de julio; asignaciones de cuotas por país aún pendientes

Under the EU's new steel trade regime, importers must prove the 'country of melt and pour'—where steel or iron was first produced in liquid form and cast into its first solid state—to improve supply-chain traceability. Evidence such as a mill test certificate is required from 1 October 2026; melt-and-pour data will feed into country quota distribution from 1 October 2027; and by 30 June 2028 the Commission will assess whether to make melt-and-pour the basis for quota eligibility, possibly via a legislative proposal. The rule targets origin-washing, raising the cost of routing non-EU steel—including Chinese stainless—through third countries to dodge quotas and duties.

The EU's new steel trade regime (Regulation 2026/1384) applies from 1 July 2026, replacing the 2019 safeguard that expires 30 June and lifting the out-of-quota duty to 50% from 25%. Within an 18.35 million-tonne total annual tariff-rate quota, stainless gets category-specific caps: cold-rolled sheets and strips 496,342 t, hot-rolled sheets and strips 153,186 t, hot-rolled quarto plate 17,025 t, bars and light sections 133,595 t, wire rod 40,462 t, and seamless tubes and pipes 32,967 t—about 873,577 t of stainless in total. Quotas run 1 July–30 June and are administered quarterly. Once a category's quota fills, further imports face the 50% duty, double the prior 25% penalty, tightening access for non-EU stainless.

TECO Electric & Machinery ha firmado un acuerdo para invertir aproximadamente 200 millones de ringgits malasios (MYR), o cerca de 50,8 millones de dólares, para adquirir alrededor del 78% de la empresa de ingeniería malasia Dynaciate Engineering. TECO señaló que Dynaciate se convertirá en su centro de fabricación global de productos de centros de datos modulares y equipos de energía, y también servirá como centro de ingeniería para su expansión en el mercado de infraestructura de centros de datos del sudeste asiático.