Industry reps doubt EU-U.S. steel talks will yield deal as deadline nears

The U.S. and the European Union continue to face critical challenges in trans-Atlantic talks on a “global arrangement” for steel and aluminum trade, two industry sources tell Inside U.S. Trade , questioning whether an October deadline can be met. “I remain very uncertain whether this negotiation with the EU is going to bear fruit,” Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said in an interview on Tuesday. “I think both sides are negotiating in good...