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aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 7 > 18 > china-warns-uk-over-british-steel-nationalisation-demands-fair-resolution

China warns UK over British Steel nationalisation, demands fair resolution

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (351+ words) Chinese company Jingye is seeking compensation after the UK’s move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will closely monitor the United Kingdom’s nationalisation of British Steel, previously owned by a Chinese steelmaker....

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aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 7 > 17 > china-rebukes-uk-over-nationalisation-of-british-steel

China rebukes UK over nationalisation of British Steel

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (338+ words) The UK has appropriated its last working steelworks, following fears its former Chinese owners would shut it down. Beijing has warned the United Kingdom that its nationalisation of British Steel has “severely undermined” Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the…...

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aljazeera.com > news > 2026 > 1 > 27 > india-eu-agree-on-mother-of-all-trade-deals

India, EU agree on ‘mother of all’ trade deals

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (782+ words) The deal, set to cover a quarter of the global GDP, will create a free trade zone of two ‌billion people. India and the European Union have agreed on a huge trade deal creating a free trade zone of two…...

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aljazeera.com > economy > 11/26/2025 > canada-announces-new-support-for-lumber-steel-industries-hit-by-tariffs

Canada announces new support for lumber, steel industries hit by tariffs

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (603+ words) The new plan comes amid stalled trade talks between Ottawa and Washington. By AP and Reuters Canada will offer more support to help the steel and lumber industries deal with United States tariffs and create a domestic market, as well…...

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aljazeera.com > economy > 11/20/2025 > us-tariffs-cast-shadow-over-nuevo-leons-steel-industry-in-mexico

US tariffs cast shadow over Nuevo Leon’s steel industry in Mexico

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1048+ words) Mexican steel and aluminium exports to the US are down because of tariffs, hurting local small businesses. Monterrey, Mexico – For nearly the whole year, only one of the five machines at a metal products workshop in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, in…...

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aljazeera.com > news > 2025 > 10 > 8 > crisis-why-eu-plan-for-50-percent-tariff-is-spooking-british-steel

‘Crisis’: Why EU plan for 50 percent tariffs is spooking British steel

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1453+ words) Nearly 80 percent of steel products made in the UK are exported to the European Union. The European Union’s plan to hike tariffs on steel imported over and above its annual threshold could tip the United Kingdom’s steel industry into its…...

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aljazeera.com > economy > 2025 > 8 > 19 > trump-to-raise-steel-and-aluminium-tariffs-on-hundreds-of-goods

Trump to raise steel and aluminium tariffs on hundreds of goods

11+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (362+ words) New US tariffs covering 407 products will take effect immediately. The United States Commerce Department is set to hike steel and aluminium tariffs on more than 400 products including wind turbines, mobile cranes, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, along with railcars, furniture…...

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aljazeera.com > economy > 2025 > 8 > 12 > china-slaps-temporary-duties-on-canadian-canola-in-gut-punch-move

China slaps temporary duties on Canadian canola in ‘gut punch’ move

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (638+ words) The provisional rate, which was unexpected, will be set at 75.8 percent and will be effective from Thursday, China said. China has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a new escalation in the yearlong trade dispute that began with…...