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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…
Turkey's steel exports rose by 18.6pct YoY in the first half of 2025, reaching 7.7 mln tons, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Export revenues grew by 8.8pct to USD 5.2 bln. In June alone…
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…
Vietnam's steel exports declined by 13pct in the first half of 2025, with export revenue falling 22.5pct YoY to USD 3.7 bln, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA). Despite the export slump, domestic…
India's finished steel imports fell sharply in the first quarter of the financial year (April-June), declining nearly 29pct YoY to 1.4 mln tons, according to provisional government data cited by Reuters. The steep drop…
Emirates Steel, a subsidiary of EMSTEEL Group, has announced the introduction of a Temporary Import Displacement Discount (TIDD) in response to a recent increase in imported steel sections, particularly from China. The…
Pakistan's finished steel imports fell by 32.2pct YoY in June 2025, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The country imported 178,520 tons of finished steel during the month, its lowest level…
Pakistan's steel scrap imports fell by 14pct YoY in June 2025, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The country imported 188,417 tons of scrap during the month, its lowest level since April…
Turkish pipe manufacturer Erciyas Celik Boru has secured a contract to supply hydrogen pipelines for a European energy project, the company announced in a stock exchange filing. Erciyas won the tender issued by 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…
Turkey imported 1.58 mln tons of HRC during the first five months of 2025, reflecting a decline of over 10pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). China remained the largest supplier…
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…
Turkey imported 1.6 mln tons of billets in the first five months of 2025, marking a YoY increase of nearly 36pct, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia was the top supplier during…
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…
Lebanon's steel imports jumped 66.3pct YoY in the first four months of 2025, reaching 332,070 tons, according to data from Lebanese Customs. Rebar accounted for a major share of the imports. Between January and May…
Turkey imported approximately 8.1 mln tons of scrap in the first five months of 2025, reflecting a 5.5pct YoY decrease, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The Netherlands emerged as the…
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…
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