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Turkey exported 830,400 tons of wire rod in the first eleven months of 2025, up 4.76pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Romania remained the largest export destination, receiving…
Dalian iron ore futures edged lower on Friday, pressured by rising inventories at major Chinese ports and a slight increase in finished steel stocks at key warehouses. However, losses were limited by expectations of…
JSW Steel reported a 6 pct YoY increase in consolidated crude steel production to 7.48 mln tons in Q3 FY26, according to a stock exchange filing. The company said Blast Furnace 3 (BF3) at its Vijayanagar plant has been…
Iron ore futures retreated on Thursday, with weaker steel production data and the sharp rally earlier in the week dampening spot-market buying. Iron ore futures had climbed in recent sessions on expectations of a…
Tata Steel reported its best-ever quarterly performance in India during the third quarter of FY26, driven by higher output, strong domestic demand, and growing contributions from value-added and downstream segments. In…
Turkey imported around 17 mln tons of ferrous scrap in the January-November 2025 period, down nearly 6.7pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States remained Turkey's…
Egyptian steelmaker Elmarakby Steel plans to invest EGP 1 bln (USD 21.15 mln) to expand its product portfolio, according to local media reports. The investment will fund a new plant in the industrial zone of New October…
The Ministry of Industry has announced a new package of investment incentives aimed at encouraging the establishment of factories producing cold-rolled, galvanized, and pre-painted steel products. In a statement, the…
Turkey's steel exports reached 13.7 mln tons in the first eleven months of 2025, up 13.3pct YoY, while export revenues rose 4.5pct to USD 9.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In…
India's state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) recorded its strongest-ever sales performance for the month of December, reflecting improving market strength and operational efficiency. SAIL…
Turkey's steel market in 2025 was shaped above all by scrap price behaviour and margin discipline, with developments in billet imports, production levels, and Turkish long steel export offers reinforcing a market…
China's iron ore futures market delivered one of the clearest paradoxes of 2025. Futures prices remained resilient and ended the year higher despite weakening domestic steel demand and a gradual decline in crude steel…
India-based steel tube producer APL Apollo Tubes Limited reported its highest-ever quarterly sales volume in Q3FY26. Sales volumes reached 916,976 tons during the quarter, up from 855,037 tons in Q2FY26 and 828,200 tons…
Chinese HRC prices remained under pressure in 2025, with UAE import patterns highlighting booking lags and global supply dynamics. Chinese HRC prices into the UAE on a CFR Jebel Ali basis, as assessed by MEsteel, moved…
Iron ore futures edged lower on Wednesday in the final morning session of 2025, with market sentiment weighed down by weak fundamentals. Rising global supply, elevated inventories at major Chinese ports, and subdued…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has decided to apply a uniform definitive anti-dumping duty of 3.95pct on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat products of Chinese origin, according to the final notification issued…
Restrictions on imports of low ash metallurgical coke, a critical input accounting for 35-40pct of steel production costs, are pushing up steel prices in India, according to a report by the Global Trade Research…
Al Yamamah Steel Industries Co. reported a decline in net profit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, with earnings falling 15.7pct YoY to SAR 59.69 mln (USD 15.9 mln). The company said the drop was mainly…
Turkey's construction sector confidence index edged down 0.5pct month on month to 84.5 in December 2025, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). By contrast, confidence in other sectors…
Turkey's crude steel production rose 10pct YoY to 3.31 mln tons in November 2025, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Billet production increased 9.4pct to 2.09 mln tons, while slab…
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