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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…
Iraqi officials have confirmed that PowerChina has secured a USD 4 bln contract to develop the country's first large-scale seawater desalination plant in Basra, located in southern Iraq. Launched by Prime Minister…
Turkey's scrap import prices held steady this week at USD 340-345 per ton CFR, but buying activity picked up amid improved domestic steel demand. The increase in scrap purchases coincided with improved local steel sales…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has increased its billet prices by USD 15 per ton in its latest sales round, according to its latest price list, compared to the levels announced early this month. As per the updated pricing…
The Saudi Iron and Steel Company (Hadeed) has maintained its long steel prices for August production. Rebar (12-32 mm) remains priced at SAR 2,130 (USD 566) per ton, while wire rod (6.5-16 mm) is unchanged at SAR 2,320…
Vale's iron ore pellet production in Oman fell nearly 32pct YoY in Q2 2025 to 1.744 mln tons, though it rose 9.3pct compared to the previous quarter. In the first half of 2025, Vale Oman's output declined 11.2pct YoY to…
Saudi Arabia's Amiantit Co. announced that the General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into ductile iron pipe imports from India, according to a stock exchange filing. The…
Crude steel production in the Middle East fell by 5.4pct YoY to 27.5 mln tons in the first half of 2025, according to the World Steel Association. Output in June dropped 4.9pct to 4.3 mln tons. The decline was primarily…
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…
National Building and Marketing Co. (NBM) has increased the capital of its subsidiary, Ajeej Steel Manufacturing Co., from SAR 180 mln (USD 47.9 mln) to SAR 300 mln (USD 79.9 mln), the company announced in a stock…
Lamprell has awarded a contract to Denmark-based Ventherm A/S to supply a fully automated robotic system for the surface treatment of transition pieces used in offshore wind foundations at its Hamriyah facility in the…
Turkish steel producer Kardemir has announced updated prices for wire rod and rebar in its latest price list. The company increased wire rod prices by USD 10 per ton compared to the second week of July. It is now…
Maghreb Steel has upgraded its hot-strip mill in Casablanca with a new upcoiler mandrel supplied by Danieli Service, designed to match the original equipment's dimensions and kinematics. Using advanced 3D scanning…
Molan Steel Co. has received notice of a commercial lawsuit filed by Yara International Ltd. at the Commercial Court in Riyadh, according to the company's stock exchange filing. Yara is seeking SAR 17.88 mln (USD 4.76…
A UAE-based manufacturer has received a fully automatic Bronx straightener from industrial engineering group Fives to support production ramp-up at its newly established tube mill, the company said in a press release…
Emirates Steel, a subsidiary of EMSTEEL Group, has kept rebar prices for August production unchanged for the sixth consecutive month. The company's price remains at AED 2,480 (USD 675) per ton on EXW basis. The above…
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…
Projects awarded in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the first half of 2025 tumbled by nearly 39 pct mainly due to a sharp fall in Saudi Arabia, a Kuwaiti-based investment consultancy firm has reported…
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…
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