Call on the UK Government to urge the EU to increase tariffs on subsidised steel

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What the petition asks

The dumping of subsidised Chinese steel threatens the existence of the UK steel industry with, potentially, thousands becoming unemployed. This is not just a problem in the UK; cheap imports threaten steel making in the wider EU. We should call on the EU to impose higher tariffs on such imports.

Due to State subsidies & overproduction, the Chinese steel industry has undercut EU steel by selling at prices which are lower than the production costs. This process has had the effect of depressing the whole market & jeopardising the future of steel making in the EU, including in the UK. Tata Steel, for example, has decided to sell all its UK plants citing cheap imports as a contributing factor. Any future steel production in the UK would face the same issue unless our government acts swiftly.

Timeline

5 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 446

Status Closed

Opened 5 Apr 2016

Closed 5 Oct 2016

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