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Turkish steel producer Kardemir has secured a new rail export contract in Algeria, according to a stock exchange filing. The deal is valued at USD 11.2 mln, with delivery set to be completed within three months of the…
Vietnam imported 1.2 mln tons of HRC in September, marking a 34pct increase from August, according to the General Department of Customs. This amount represents 220pct of the country's domestic production, which was…
In August 2024, Turkey's HR steel exports reached approximately 229,000 tons, marking a significant YoY increase of 90pct, although this represents a 32pct decline from the previous month, according to data from the…
China's steel exports surged by 25.93pct in September compared to the previous year, reaching 10.15 mln tons, the highest monthly figure since July 2016, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. In…
Turkey's Ministry of Commerce has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on HRC imports, both alloyed and non-alloyed, from China, India, Japan, and Russia, according to an official gazette notification. The…
Turkey imported around 1.86 mln tons of semi-finished steel in the first eight months of this year, a 25pct decrease compared to the same period last year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Russia…
Turkey's HRC imports approximately 2.44 mln tons in the first eight months of this year, a decline of nearly 20pct compared to the same period last year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). China was…
India became a net steel importer in the first half of FY25, ending September 30, 2024, with steel imports rising 41pct YoY to 4.7 mln tons, while exports dropped 36pct YoY to 2.3 mln tons, according to a Steel Ministry…
Turkey's wire rod exports reached approximately 610,000 tons in the first eight months of this year, representing a significant increase of nearly 68pct YoY, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK)…
In August 2024, Turkey's rebar exports amounted to approximately 305,000 tons, reflecting a month-on-month decline of over 8pct and a YoY decrease of nearly 18pct, according to data from the Turkish Statistical…
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy has launched an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese-origin HRC plates following a complaint from Hyundai Steel on July 31. Hyundai Steel, a leading South Korean steel…
Turkey's scrap imports rose by 4pct YoY in the first eight months of 2024, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). From January to August 2024, Turkey imported approximately 13.5 mln tons of…
The US Department of Commerce has concluded its administrative review of the antidumping order on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Oman and determined that Al Jazeera Steel Products, the sole producer…
Pakistan's scrap imports saw a slight decrease of 0.36pct YoY in August 2024, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The country imported 211,700 tons of scrap that month, down from 212,455 tons in August 2023…
Pakistan experienced a 28.5pct YoY decline in finished steel imports in August 2024, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. In August, the country imported 166,516 tons of finished steel, a decrease from…
Turkey's crude steel production surged by 14.8pct YoY, reaching 24.8 mln tons in the first eight months of 2024, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In August 2024 alone, production…
Turkish steel company Kocaer Celik recently reported securing significant orders worth USD 92.8 mln over the past 43 days. The orders mainly consist of value-added steel profiles from markets including the Middle East…
Egypt's iron and steel exports fell by 19pct YoY in January to July 2024, totaling USD 1.17 bln, down from USD 1.43 bln during the same period last year. According to a report from the Export Council for Building…
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of cold-rolled non-oriented electrical steel (CRNGO) from China, according to an official notification. The…
The UK Government has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority's (TRA) recommendation to modify the tariff rate quota (TRQ) on imports of category 1 (HRC). These changes will take effect from October 1, 2024, according to…
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