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Thyssenkrupp Steel and Primetals Technologies have successfully launched slab caster No. 4 and hot-strip mill No. 4 at the Bruckhausen site in Duisburg, Germany. The project transformed a former combined casting and…
Tata Steel has awarded a major contract to Welsh engineering firm Systems Group for the first phase of refurbishing its two continuous casters at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales. The Welsh company will handle…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has reduced its billet prices by USD 10 per ton, according to its latest price list, compared to the levels announced on June 11, 2025. As per the updated pricing, S235JR grade billets are…
Saudi Arabian steel producer Watania Steel has successfully commissioned a new high-speed rebar mill, according to a statement from India-based rolling mill equipment supplier PPRM. The newly commissioned mill has…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has initiated a sunset review to assess whether anti-dumping duties on billet imports from China should remain in place. The review follows a joint application submitted on…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has announced its sales allocation plan for the third quarter of 2025, shifting its product mix by reducing allocations for billets and profiles, while increasing the supply of rebar and wire…
Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi has successfully commissioned its new rolling mill, Walzwerk B, in Riesa, Germany. Featuring the latest technologies, the mill connects directly to an existing continuous caster via a 300-meter…
Pakistani rebar manufacturer Dost Steels Limited (DSL) plans to raise PKR 4.45 bln (USD 15.6 mln) through a rights issue to fund the installation of a billet-producing melting furnace and support working capital needs…
Turkey imported 1.1 mln tons of billets between January and April 2025, reflecting a 9pct YoY increase, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia emerged as the leading supplier during…
Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector posted a growth of 2.29pct YoY in April 2025, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). However, output declined by 3.2pct compared to March…
A new regulation by India's Ministry of Steel could severely disrupt supply chains and impose heavy compliance costs on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to the Global Trade Research Initiative…
The Pakistan Steel Melters Association (PSMA) has expressed deep concern over the 2025-26 Budget and Finance Bill, warning that the proposed reduction of customs and regulatory duties on steel billets to 5pct threatens…
Turkey imported approximately 1.1 mln tons of billets between January and April 2025, reflecting an increase of nearly 9pct, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia emerged as the…
Turkish steel producer Kardemir has decreased its billet prices, according to the company's latest price list. Prices have been decreased by USD 5 per ton compared to prices announced on May 22, 2025. The company is now…
Pomini Long Rolling Mills has signed a contract with Mawarid Alkhaleej Company to supply equipment and services for a new rebar rolling mill in Baghdad, Iraq. The company had previously conducted the feasibility study…
The International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association (Irepas) reports that the global long steel market is structurally oversupplied and overcrowded, with cutthroat competition and razor-thin margins. In the…
Ajeej Steel Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of National Building and Marketing Co., has signed a Shariah-compliant credit facility agreement with Bank Al Jazira worth SAR 50 mln (USD 13.2 mln), according to a disclosure…
Hybar, LLC has produced its first rebar at its newly built steel mini mill in Osceola, Arkansas, just 22 months after breaking ground on the 1,300-acre greenfield site. The initial rebar was made using purchased…
Turkish steel producer Kardemir has increased its billet prices, according to the company's latest price list. Prices have been raised by USD 15 per ton compared to earlier this month. The company is now offering S235JR…
Fives has completed its first PREMIX oxygen enrichment project on a billet reheating furnace at SN Maia Siderurgia Nacional in Maia, Portugal, the Megasa Group's largest rebar production facility. SN Maia sought to cut…
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