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Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Port of Jijel (Djen Djen) to enhance its export capabilities and improve logistics performance across its supply chain, according to the…
Turkey exported 633,950 tons of rebar in the first two months of 2026, down 17.5pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen was the largest export destination during the period with…
Turkey's scrap import prices continued to firm this week, reaching around USD 400 per ton CFR, up from USD 390-400 per ton last week. Some offers, particularly from U.S. suppliers, were heard above USD 400 per ton. The…
Turkey imported 3.1 mln tons of ferrous scrap in the first two months of 2026, up 3.3pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States remained the largest supplier, shipping…
Egypt's Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has concluded its anti-dumping investigation into imports of cold-rolled, galvanized and pre-painted steel sheets from China and Turkey without imposing duties. The…
The United States has revised its Section 232 tariff regime on steel, aluminum and copper imports, introducing changes to derivative products while maintaining high duties on core metal products. Under the updated…
Turkey's steel exports fell 13.5pct YoY to 2 mln tons in the first two months of 2026, while export revenues declined 15.2pct to USD 1.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In February…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a final affirmative countervailing duty (CVD) determination on steel rebar imports from Algeria, finding that exporters benefited from government subsidies. Commerce determined…
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has imposed temporary anti-circumvention measures on certain hot-rolled steel imports from China, extending existing trade defence actions. The ministry applied a duty of…
Egypt's Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has imposed a definitive safeguard duty on billet imports to protect the domestic steel industry. According to the Trade Remedies Sector (TRS), the duty will be set at…
Turkish coated steel exports to the UK face tighter quota limits following a review by the UK's Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). According to the notice, the TRA has recommended introducing a country-specific quota for…
The European Commission has initiated a safeguard investigation into imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), citing mounting pressure on domestic producers from rising import volumes. The investigation covers…
Thyssenkrupp Steel will further reduce production of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) in response to rising low-priced imports in the European market. The company's subsidiary, Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel, will…
US steel imports increased slightly in February 2026, while finished steel imports declined compared with the previous month, according to data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Total steel imports…
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain structural steel products from China and Thailand, following a final determination…
British Steel has secured a GBP 70 mln (USD 93.6 mln) export contract to supply 120,000 tons of billet for port redevelopment projects in Nigeria, marking one of the largest orders in the company's history. The…
Turkey's billet imports declined by over 24pct YoY in January 2026 to 294,400 tons, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The country's billet imports were also down 14pct compared with the…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has extended existing anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled steel (CR steel) imports from China to cover products with widths exceeding 1,250 mm, following an affirmative final…
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain hot-rolled flat steel products from China, Japan and Taiwan, following a final…
Ukraine has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of steel bars and angles from Turkey, following a complaint filed by domestic steel producer ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. According to Ukraine's…
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