European Union officials are debating whether to broaden the bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism to cover a wider range of downstream steel and aluminum products, according to policy proposals circulated ahead of autumn trade talks. The current mechanism applies mainly to raw and semi-finished metal, and manufacturers have argued that…
Indonesia’s government confirmed a new royalty structure for nickel ore exports, raising rates to between 14% and 19% depending on the international price benchmark, up from a flat 10% previously. The policy is designed to funnel more raw ore into the country’s rapidly expanded domestic smelting industry, which now accounts…
EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism begins reshaping global trade flows as carbon-intensive imports face new pricing requirements.
US-EU trade negotiations enter final phase with a comprehensive partnership potentially covering 45% of global GDP.