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The European Commission has reduced the anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat steel imports from Egypt's Ezz Steel to 11.7pct, down from the previously imposed provisional rate of 12.8pct, according to an official…
Seah Besteel and Seah CSS, subsidiaries of South Korea's Seah Group, have filed an anti-dumping complaint targeting imports of special steel bars from China. The move follows recent government approval of Hyundai…
Turkey's Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with Qatar, signed in November 2018, will officially take effect on August 1, 2025, the Turkish Trade Ministry announced. The deal aims to boost mutual investments…
India's Supreme Court will reconsider its earlier decision that annulled JSW Steel's USD 2.3 bln acquisition of Bhushan Power and Steel, stating the ruling had not fully accounted for previous legal precedents. The May…
India's green steel demand is projected to grow exponentially, reaching 179 mln tons by FY50, driven by the automotive, infrastructure, and construction sectors, according to a new report by EY-Parthenon. Using an…
Coking coal futures slumped on Monday after the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced new trading restrictions aimed at curbing speculative activity, prompting investors to take profits. Effective from the night…
Saudi Arabia's Amiantit Co. announced that the General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into ductile iron pipe imports from India, according to a stock exchange filing. The…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that certain imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in Oman using Chinese hot-rolled steel are circumventing existing…
Canada has officially terminated its anti-dumping investigation into imports of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Turkish producer Borcelik Celik Sanayi Ticaret, according to a notice issued by the Canada Border…
Chinese steel producers are increasingly exporting semi-finished products like billets to avoid tariffs imposed on finished steel in markets such as Indonesia and Turkey, according to a Reuters report citing industry…
Canada will introduce new measures to limit steel imports in an effort to support its domestic steel industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a statement. Under the new rules, tariff rate quota (TRQ) levels…
India's Ministry of Steel has delayed the enforcement of its Quality Control Order (QCO) on finished steel imports by four months, following concerns raised by smaller importers over shipments already in transit and…
India's iron ore pellet makers have urged the government to curb a surge in imports routed through Oman, which they say originate from Iran despite U.S. sanctions, warning that the cheaper supplies could hurt the local…
Myanmar's Ministry of Industry plans to establish a certified laboratory for conformity testing of both imported and locally produced rebar, as part of broader efforts to ensure steel quality and support sector growth…
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 23.01pct to 27.83pct on HRC imports from China, exceeding the provisional rates announced earlier this year…
Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has announced provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 3.86pct to 57.90pct on galvanized steel imports from China, South Korea, and Vietnam. The duties…
Turkish steel producer Siddik Kardesler Haddecilik has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Istanbul Anatolian 2nd Commercial Court, which has granted the company a three-month temporary protection period, according…
Turkey's steel exports rose 18pct YoY in the first five months of 2025, reaching 6.3 mln tons, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Export value also increased by nearly 8pct to USD 4.3 bln. In…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has decided to extend the 40.47pct anti-dumping duty on galvalume steel imports from China, following the conclusion of an anti-circumvention investigation, according to a…
India's finished steel imports fell 27.6pct YoY in the first two months of the current financial year (April-May), driven by sharp declines in shipments from China and Japan, according to provisional government data…
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