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Turkey's Ministry of Commerce has imposed antidumping duties on imports of heavy plate from South Korea, according to a notification published in the Official Gazette. The investigation concluded that South Korean…
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada has filed a USD 2.7 mln lawsuit in federal court in Peoria, Illinois, against Liberty Steel & Wire, alleging non-payment for billet shipments to Liberty's Georgetown, South Carolina…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on corrosion-resistant steel imports from the UAE and Turkey. For the UAE, the regulator set…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) imports from the UAE, Turkey, and eight other countries. For…
China has sharply increased semi-finished steel exports this year, with shipments soaring 320pct YoY to 7.4 mln tons in the first seven months of 2025, according to Chinese customs data cited by Bloomberg. July alone…
Korea's steel exports to the United States slumped 26pct in July, following Washington's decision to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50pct, according to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA)…
Eurometal, the European federation for steel, tube, and metals distribution, said the European Commission has dismissed rumours of any delay to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In an official response to…
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has proposed new import duties of up to 30pct on steel products in a bid to protect the domestic sector from rising import pressure. The proposal…
The British government is preparing to take control of Liberty Steel's Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), in Rotherham, led by Sanjeev Gupta, in a bid to safeguard the business and protect 1,500 jobs, according to local media…
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended a three-year safeguard duty on imports of certain non-alloy and alloy flat steel products to protect domestic producers from a surge in low-priced…
Japan's steel associations have called on the government to introduce import trade measures to protect domestic producers from a surge in steel exports driven by China's excess production capacity, the Japan Iron &…
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the scope of its 50pct tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to cover hundreds of derivative products, effective August 18, according to a notice in the Federal Register. The…
Bahrain's Universal Rolling (Unirol) has urged authorities to shield local steelmakers from dumping, warning that the country's open trade policy risks turning it into a market for surplus foreign steel. Operations…
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty of USD 121.55 per ton on HR steel imports from Vietnam, according to its final findings. Vietnam's Hoa Phat Group would…
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released preliminary findings from its latest administrative review of antidumping duties on Turkish rebar exports. Covering the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, the…
India's Ministry of Steel has eased steel import procedures by exempting 202 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) licenses from mandatory compliance requirements on the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) portal…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has recommended cutting import duties on steelmaking raw materials, including scrap, to zero, aiming to secure uninterrupted supply and reduce production costs, according to a…
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) have launched an anti-dumping investigation into hot-dipped galvanized steel coil, sheet, and strip imports from China and South…
The Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) has petitioned the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to impose anti-dumping duties on low-priced imports from select countries, local media reported…
South Korea has introduced the "K-Steel Act," a bipartisan bill aimed at revitalizing its steel industry amid rising global challenges, including a 50pct U.S. tariff on Korean steel and increased competition from…
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