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Egypt's Trade Remedies Sector at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has held a public hearing for stakeholders as part of its investigation into safeguard measures on hot-rolled steel flat imports. The session…
South Korea's Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel have formally asked the government to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese H-beams, local media reported. The companies filed an application with the Trade Commission under…
Egypt's Ministry of Industry has announced a package of incentives to attract investment in cold-rolled, galvanized, and color-coated steel production. The measures aim to strengthen the country's industrial base…
The European Commission (EC) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy, or other-alloy steel from Egypt, Japan, and Vietnam. The measures effective for…
El Marakby Steel, one of Egypt's leading steel producers, has reported its carbon emissions under the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the first and second quarters of 2025. The company…
The Supreme Court of India has cleared JSW Steel's acquisition of debt-laden Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL), overturning its earlier decision to reverse the deal. The court noted that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy…
Oyak Group General Manager and Erdemir Chairman Murat Yalcintas welcomed recent changes to Turkey's Inward Processing Regime (DIR), calling them a positive step for the domestic steel industry. The Ministry of Trade's…
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of cold-rolled non-oriented electrical steel (CRNO) from China, following its final findings. The…
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with four other government bodies, has released a two-year work plan (2025-2026) aimed at stabilizing steel industry growth while tackling…
South Korea plans to introduce a USD 290 mln export guarantee program to support domestic steelmakers hit by steep U.S. tariffs, according to local media. The initiative, discussed during a meeting between Industry…
The European Commission has initiated an antidumping investigation into cold-rolled flat steel imports from Turkey, India, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam, following a complaint lodged by EUROFER on 4 August 2025. The probe…
Saudi Arabia's Molan Steel Co. said it has received a preliminary judgment from the Commercial Court in Riyadh in a case filed by Yara International Ltd., ordering the company to pay SAR 17.88 mln (USD 4.76 mln). Other…
Turkish steel industry faces growing pressure from surging Chinese imports, according to Tosyali Holding Chairman Fuat Tosyali. He cautioned that unchecked inflows of dumped steel threaten to undermine one of the…
Asas Steel FZC has been reinstated to the CARES Steel for the Reinforcement of Concrete (SRC) Scheme after auditors completed a full reassessment of its operations. The UAE-based rebar producer was suspended earlier…
The Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has announced provisional safeguard duties on flat steel products, according to two WTO notifications. For hot-rolled flat steel, the Ministry proposed a 13.6pct…
The Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has notified the WTO of a proposal to impose a provisional safeguard duty on billet imports. According to the Ministry's Trade Remedies Sector (TRS), the duty would…
Turkey's steel producers are calling for tougher trade defense measures against rising imports from Asia, warning that state-subsidized products from China, Russia, India, and other Far Eastern countries are distorting…
Turkey's Ministry of Commerce has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of pipe fittings from Egypt, according to a notice published in the official gazette on August 30. The probe follows a complaint…
Steel demand in India is expected to recover from October, with around 55-60pct of annual consumption typically concentrated in the second half of the year, according to Jindal Steel and Power chairman Naveen Jindal…
CARES, the world's leading steel certification authority, has suspended Asas Steel FZC's approval following unannounced inspections that revealed major safety and traceability breaches. Audit teams at Hamriyah Free Zone…
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