The ministers call on the European Commission to tackle “unfair trade” from countries like Russia and China, for instance by taking swifter action in several pending anti-dumping cases. UK Business Secretary, Sajid Javid , and his counterparts from Germany , Poland , Germany and Germany have expressed grave concerns to the European Commission ( EC ) that imports of subsidised Chinese steel continue to threaten the industry. They have called for the EC to speed up investigations to enable a rapid introduction of anti-dumping measures or domestic steel industries will face collapse. As we have previously noted, the UK steel industry is in the grip of a crisis, with six job losses since 15 February , claiming it has been hit even harder than its European rivals due to higher costs and taxes. Recent data from the International Steel Statistics Bureau predicts a "dire" year for UK steel production with a drop of 20% expected, the lowest level on record.
UK Business Secretary, Sajid Javid , and his counterparts from Germany , Poland , Germany and Germany have expressed grave concerns to the European Commission ( EC ) that imports of subsidised Chinese steel continue to threaten the industry. They have called for the EC to speed up investigations to enable a rapid introduction of anti-dumping measures or domestic steel industries will face collapse. As we have previously noted, the UK steel industry is in the grip of a crisis, with six job losses since 15 February , claiming it has been hit even harder than its European rivals due to higher costs and taxes. Recent data from the International Steel Statistics Bureau predicts a "dire" year for UK steel production with a drop of 20% expected, the lowest level on record.