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Henan Fengbao Special Steel Co., Ltd. has awarded Danieli a contract to supply a new three-strand continuous casting machine for high-alloy round billets at its facility in Henan province, China. The caster will produce…
Turkey imported 2.9 mln tons of billets in the first eight months of 2025, a 58pct YoY increase, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia was the largest supplier during the period…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has increased its billet prices by USD 8 per ton compared with levels announced on September 24. In its latest price list, the company is offering S235JR grade billets at USD 500 per ton EXW…
Egypt's Trade Remedies Sector, part of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, has extended its antidumping investigation into imports of cold-rolled, galvanized, and pre-painted steel from Turkey and China for an…
Turkish billet producer Vertra Steel has begun operations at its new automated, environmentally friendly plant in the Ceyhan Organized Industrial Zone, Adana. The facility, with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons, is…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has released its sales allocation plan for Q4 2025, adjusting its product mix by cutting billet allocations while increasing profile volumes, compared to the previous quarter. Rebar and wire…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has launched a new billet sales round, keeping prices unchanged from its September 3, 2025, announcement. The company is offering S235JR grade billets at USD 492 per ton EXW and B420 grade…
Oyak Group General Manager and Erdemir Chairman Murat Yalcintas welcomed recent changes to Turkey's Inward Processing Regime (DIR), calling them a positive step for the domestic steel industry. The Ministry of Trade's…
Iran exported 1.44 mln tons of finished steel products in the first five months of the Iranian year to August 22, down 7pct YoY, according to the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA). Exports of long steel…
Turkey imported 2.5 mln tons of billets in the first seven months of 2025, up nearly 62pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia was the largest supplier, shipping about 687,300…
The Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has notified the WTO of a proposal to impose a provisional safeguard duty on billet imports. According to the Ministry's Trade Remedies Sector (TRS), the duty would…
Watani Iron Steel Co. (Watani Steel) has renewed a Shariah-compliant bank facility worth SAR 25 mln (USD 6.65 mln) with Alinma Bank, according to a stock exchange disclosure. Backed by a promissory note, the financing…
Turkish steel producer Kocaer Celik announced progress on its green steel mill and profile plant project, a key part of its 2030 vision. In a stock exchange filing, the company said feasibility studies are ongoing, the…
Pakistan's Beco Steel Limited has signed an agreement with a renewable energy solutions provider to install a 2-megawatt (MW) solar power generation system at its Badami Bagh, Lahore plant, according to a stock exchange…
Mukand Sumi Special Steel (MSSSL) has ordered a new blooming mill from Danieli for installation at its Hospet plant in Karnataka, southwest India. The mill will have a capacity of 300,000 tons per year, rolling blooms…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has cut billet prices by USD 8 per ton in its latest sales round compared with August 14 levels. The company is now offering S235JR grade billets at USD 492 per ton EXW and B420 grade billets…
CARES, the world's leading steel certification authority, has suspended Asas Steel FZC's approval following unannounced inspections that revealed major safety and traceability breaches. Audit teams at Hamriyah Free Zone…
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada has filed a USD 2.7 mln lawsuit in federal court in Peoria, Illinois, against Liberty Steel & Wire, alleging non-payment for billet shipments to Liberty's Georgetown, South Carolina…
Vinton Steel, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Kyoei Steel Ltd., has signed a contract with Tenova, a global supplier of sustainable technologies for the metals industry, to install a state-of-the-art walking hearth…
China has sharply increased semi-finished steel exports this year, with shipments soaring 320pct YoY to 7.4 mln tons in the first seven months of 2025, according to Chinese customs data cited by Bloomberg. July alone…
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