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Ezz Steel has selected Danieli Automation to supply a new extended Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for its Ezz Flat Steel plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, as part of the company's digital transformation strategy. The…
The US Department of Commerce has issued anti-dumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Egypt, Bulgaria and Vietnam, following affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the US…
East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry has signed a contract with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) for the manufacturing and supply of steel pipes, with a value exceeding SAR 771 mln (USD 205.6 mln) including VAT. The…
Group Five Pipe Saudi Co. has signed a SAR 270.6 mln (USD 72 mln) contract, including VAT, with Saudi Aramco for the manufacture and supply of spiral welded steel pipes. The contract was signed on September 17, 2026…
China's iron ore futures traded rangebound on Monday as pre-holiday restocking by steel mills provided support, while high inventories and weak mill profitability limited upward momentum. Analysts said steel mills are…
China Baowu and BHP have renewed their steel decarbonization partnership through a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending collaboration that began in 2020. The partners will continue working on…
Indonesia's Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel (BJLS) from China, following an application submitted by PT Tata Metal Lestari and PT ArcelorMittal…
Vallourec has been selected by EnEarth, a subsidiary of Energean, to supply approximately 3,000 tons of casing pipes and accessories for the first phase of the Prinos CO2 carbon storage project in Greece. The offshore…
The European Commission has imposed a provisional safeguard measure on imports of certain grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), citing a sharp increase in imports and serious injury to EU producers. The measure will…
Turkey's scrap import prices increased this week, supported by the uptrend in finished steel prices. MESTEEL assessed HMS 1&2 (80:20) at USD 395-400 per ton CFR Turkey, up from USD 390 per ton last week. Market…
The UAE structural steel market remains firm, supported by steady domestic demand, but logistics disruptions continue to complicate imported supply and deliveries. Chinese JIS beams are currently indicated at around USD…
Turkey exported 1.45 mln tons of HRC during the first seven months of 2026, down 16 pct YoY, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) data. Italy remained the largest destination, taking 348,200 tons, followed…
Major OCTG manufacturers ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail (AMTPJ), Jubail Energy Services Company (JESCO) and Tenaris have signed customer agreements with ASMO, the Aramco-DHL joint venture, for pipe…
China's iron ore futures moved higher on Friday, but the wider ferrous complex came under pressure as coking coal and coke prices fell sharply following renewed expectations of improved coal supply. Weak steel demand…
Jinan Steel Group has placed two separate orders with SMS group for large-scale travelling grate pelletizing plants at its steelworks in Hebei province, China. One plant, with a capacity of 2.4 mln tons per year, will…
AM/NS India has secured Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) licences under two new standards covering quenched and tempered (Q&T) steel and zinc-aluminium-magnesium (Zn-Al-Mg), or ZAM, coated steel, expanding domestic…
Vallourec has secured a contract from Subsea7 to supply carbon steel seamless line pipe and thermal insulation coating for Petrobras' Sepia 2 offshore project in Brazil's pre-salt Santos Basin. The contract covers…
ArcelorMittal Belgium in Ghent received the Oceana Frontier, the world's first LNG-powered bulk carrier. The vessel delivered iron ore from Canada, marking its first call at both ArcelorMittal Belgium and North Sea…
Egyptian rebar prices have remained broadly stable, with weak domestic demand and low trading activity limiting the scope for further increases despite higher production costs. Ezz Steel continues to set the benchmark…
Arabian Pipes Company has signed a contract with Saudi Aramco for steel pipe coating works valued at around SAR 19 mln (USD 5 mln). The contract has a duration of 11 months, with its financial impact expected from Q4…
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