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Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has initiated the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for Turkish steelmaker Tosyali Demir Celik's solar power plant project in Toprakkale, Osmaniye, southern…
Canada will impose a 25pct tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum imports starting October 15, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced. China is the third-largest source of steel imports into Canada, according to the…
The enforcement of a new mining cess, or tax, by some states, following a Supreme Court ruling, may exacerbate cost pressures for the domestic steel industry, according to rating agency ICRA. On August 14, the Supreme…
China will temporarily suspend its steel capacity replacement program, which began in June 2021, potentially limiting the long-term expansion of steel capacity. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology…
Brazil's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) has officially launched an anti-dumping investigation into cold rolled flat steel imports from China, according to a recent notification. The investigation, initiated…
India remained a net importer of steel in the first four months of the current fiscal year, which began in April, with China being its largest supplier, according to provisional government data reported by Reuters…
The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) tax on steel imports and the increasing need for industry decarbonization have led India to reassess its seven-year-old National Steel Policy (NSP), according to…
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into HR flat steel imports from Vietnam, according to a gazette notification. The investigation follows an application by the…
Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry has initiated an antidumping investigation into tinplate imports from China, India, Japan, and South Korea. The investigation follows a complaint from Perusahaan Sadur…
The US Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that Al Jazeera Steel Products sold circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Oman below market value in the US. This finding pertains to sales made during…
The United Kingdom's regulator, Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed revising the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for category 1 steel, non-alloy and alloy hot rolled sheets and strips, due to recent changes affecting…
The European Union has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled flat steel from Egypt, India, Japan, and Vietnam, as announced in the Official Journal of the European Union. The investigation…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has assigned preliminary antidumping duties on HRC imports from China, India, Japan, and Russia, according to the market sources. The new dumping margins are set at 20.56-57.75pct for Chinese…
China's steel exports may decline in the coming months due to growing international pushback, Bloomberg reports. Vietnam has joined the US and Chile in initiating anti-dumping investigations against Chinese steel, as…
Turkey has officially ratified the free trade agreement with Ukraine, as announced in the country's official gazette. Signed on February 3, 2022, the agreement received final approval from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Korean steel producers Posco and Dongkuk Steel have been cautious about joining Hyundai Steel's anti-dumping complaint against low-priced thick steel plates from China, according to industry sources, reported by the…
The UAE and Chile have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to enhance non-oil bilateral trade by removing trade barriers and simplifying customs procedures. The CEPA aims to increase non-oil…
Canada has extended the preliminary phase of its antidumping duty investigation into rebar imports from the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, and Thailand. Originally expected to conclude by May 3, the investigation now…
Korea's Hyundai Steel has filed an anti-dumping petition against Chinese thick steel plate manufacturers, alleging damage from lower-priced Chinese exports, industry sources said. The company recently submitted a…
Regional steel trading associations in China are seeking a delay in implementing new quality standards for steel rebar, used in construction, following news of the rules' planned September 25 implementation, according…
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