The European Union has adopted provisional safeguard measures for grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES). The measures aim to stabilize supply chains for transformers, which depend on GOES for magnetic cores.
GOES is a specialty steel product used in power transformers and other electrical equipment. Supply constraints and trade flows have affected availability in Europe, prompting the safeguard action.
The move reflects broader concerns about critical materials supply chains as Europe accelerates electrification and grid investment. Transformer shortages have been reported in several markets, linked to GOES and other material constraints.
