Ngemva kwesonto nje kukhishwe izilinganiso zakamuva ze-EU ngo-Okthoba 1, la mazwe amathathu asevele eqedile izilinganiso zawo zezinhlobo ezithile zensimbi kanye namaphesenti angama-50 ezinhlobo ezithile zensimbi, okuhlelwe ukuthi zihlale izinyanga ezintathu kuze kube nguDisemba 31. ITurkey yayisivele iqedile izilinganiso zayo zokungenisa izimpahla (amathani angama-90,856) ngo-Okthoba 1, usuku lokuqala lwesilinganiso esisha, kanti ezinye izigaba ezifana namapayipi egesi, insimbi engenalutho kanye nama-cold coil ensimbi engagqwali nazo zazisebenzise ingxenye enkulu yesilinganiso sazo (cishe ama-60-90%).

Ngomhlaka-6 Okthoba, i-EU yabeka ngokusemthethweni umjikelezo wayo wesishiyagalombili wezijeziso eRussia, ezivimbela ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwezinto ezenziwe eRussia eziqediwe ngokuphelele, okuhlanganisa ama-slab nama-billet, futhi zivimbele ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zaseRashiya eziqediwe ngokuphelele ezingenisiwe ngaphambilini. Njengoba imikhiqizo yensimbi eqediwe ngokuphelele engaphezu kuka-80% ye-EU ivela eRussia nase-Ukraine, okwengeza inani elincane lezinhlobo zensimbi eziyinhloko ezingenhla, intengo yensimbi yaseYurophu ingase ikhuphuke esikhathini esizayo, ngoba imakethe ingase ingakwazi ukuhlangabezana nesikhathi esinqunyiwe (isikhathi sokuguquka kwe-slab se-EU kuya ku-1 Okthoba 2024). Ukuguquka kwe-Billet kuya ku-Ephreli 2024) ukugcwalisa igebe kumthamo wensimbi yaseRussia.

Ngokusho kukaMysteel, i-NLMK yiyona kuphela iqembu lensimbi laseRussia elisathumela ama-slab ku-EU ngaphansi kwezijeziso ze-EU, futhi lithumela iningi lama-slab alo ezinhlanganweni zalo eBelgium, eFrance nakwezinye izindawo eYurophu. I-Severstal, iqembu elikhulu lensimbi laseRussia, lalimemezele ngaphambilini ukuthi lizoyeka ukuthumela imikhiqizo yensimbi ku-EU, ngakho-ke lezi zijeziso azizange zibe nomthelela enkampanini. I-EVRAZ, inkampani enkulu yaseRussia ethumela kwamanye amazwe ama-billet, okwamanje ayithengisi noma yimiphi imikhiqizo yensimbi ku-EU.