European steel buyers and some manufacturers could benefit from 50% U.S. tariffs on the metal, but the potential for the eye-watering duty rate has rocked the already struggling industry. U.S. steel prices are set to climb further as a result of the higher tariff rate expected to come into effect this week,

Futures tracking aluminum and steel prices in the US surged after President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on the metals this week.Contracts linked to the prices that manufacturers pay to get aluminum delivered to the US Midwest jumped 54% to the highest since 2013 on the Comex exchange in New York on Monday — offering an early glimpse of the much higher costs for American factories,