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Turkey's scrap import market came under pressure this week as declining domestic finished steel prices and weak demand prompted mills to seek lower prices. MESTEEL assessed HMS 1&2 (80:20) at USD 400 per ton CFR Turkey…
Koc Metalurji has acquired an 11,773 sq m plot of land adjacent to its production facility in Toprakkale, Osmaniye, for TRY 85.38 mln (USD 1.73 mln), according to a company filing. The purchase was completed on…
Kardemir is advancing the digital transformation of its production processes through a Level 3 Production Management System, image processing and artificial intelligence, with implementation planned across its…
EMSTEEL Group has received the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for 2026, improving from Bronze in 2025 and placing among the top 1pct of companies assessed worldwide over the past 12 months, with a score of 95 out of 100…
Qatar's exports of steel products under HS 7207-7229 nearly doubled in 2025, rising 99.5pct YoY to 1.84 mln tons from 920,575 tons in 2024, according to Qatar customs data. The increase was driven overwhelmingly by…
The Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) has gradually resumed production at its bar rolling mill, focusing on 8 and 12-14 mm rebar, according to local media reports. The company said the move is aimed at supporting…
Pakistan's Beco Steel reported a 179pct YoY increase in profit after tax to PKR 311.5 mln (USD 1.12 mln) for the financial year ended June 30, 2026, compared with PKR 111.5 mln a year earlier, according to the company's…
Lamprell has signed an agreement with International Maritime Industries (IMI) for the fabrication of several offshore structures, including a production platform and jackets, as part of an offshore Engineering…
Bahrain's steel imports under HS 7207-7229 surged to 49,608 tons in July 2026, up 216.0pct YoY and 476.2pct month on month, according to Bahrain Customs data. The sharp July increase was overwhelmingly driven by…
Egyptian steelmaker Al Ashry Steel Group plans to offer 20-30pct of its shares on the Egyptian Exchange in the first half of 2027 as part of efforts to diversify financing sources and support expansion plans, chairman…
Saudi Arabia's Al Kuhaimi Metal Industries (KMI) is supplying and installing steel door systems for the new Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, the company said. KMI's scope includes the manufacture, supply and installation of…
Turkey and Ukraine's free trade agreement (FTA) entered into force on October 1, establishing a framework for more predictable bilateral trade and targeting a trade volume of USD 10 bln in the short term, according to…
Major Turkish long steel producer ICDAS has reduced its long steel prices by USD 10 per ton compared with levels announced in mid-September. The company is now offering rebar at USD 630 per ton EXW Biga and wire rod at…
The US Department of Commerce has preliminarily assigned a 13.11pct weighted-average dumping margin to Turkish rebar producers/exporters Colakoglu Metalurji and Ekinciler Demir for the July 2024-June 2025 review period…
The US Department of Commerce has finalized its antidumping review of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the UAE, covering the December 2023-November 2024 review period. Commerce determined that the UAE…
UAE steel and building materials producer EMSTEEL has been reappointed as Co-Chair of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization (AFID) for a second term. Led by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), AFID…
Taiwanese stainless steel pipe producer Froch Enterprise plans to start commercial production at its new plant in Tanger Tech, Morocco, in the first quarter of 2027, following trial production in the fourth quarter of…
Saudi steel manufacturer Al Yamamah Steel Industries has signed two contracts worth a combined SAR 254.28 mln (USD 67.8 mln) with Algihaz Contracting to supply steel towers for a 380 kV extra-high-voltage transmission…
Lebanon's steel imports fell sharply by 54pct YoY to 33,608 tons in August 2026, from 72,667 tons in August 2025, according to Lebanese Customs data. The country's steel imports also declined by around 51pct month on…
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