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South Korea will unveil a steel industry advancement plan this month, including measures for production cuts and facility adjustments, as global trade barriers tighten and oversupply from China persists, according to…
Tata Steel India's steel production rose 7pct YoY in Q2 FY26 to 5.67 mln tons, supported by the normalization of operations after the relining of the G Blast Furnace at Jamshedpur. Output was also up 8pct…
Hoa Phat Group produced 2.8 mln tons of crude steel in Q3 2025, up 14pct from Q2 and 35pct YoY. Sales of HRC, long steel, and billet reached 2.5 mln tons, down 4pct from Q2 but up 21pct YoY. Construction steel and wire…
Turkey exported around 2.6 mln tons of rebar in the first eight months of 2025, marking a 21pct YoY increase, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen remained the top destination for…
India was a net importer of finished steel in September, with imports totaling 0.65 mln tons, according to provisional government data reported by Reuters. Imports were down 36.3pct YoY, while exports rose 47.6pct to…
Turkey imported around 12.2mln tons of scrap in January-August 2025, marking a 9pct YoY decline, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States remained Turkey's largest supplier with…
The European Commission has proposed imposing a 50pct tariff on steel imports exceeding a sharply reduced annual quota, aiming to revive the bloc's struggling metals sector and prevent the US from reinstating similar…
Vietnam imported 1.14 mln tons of steel in September 2025, down 15.3pct from August, according to data from the General Department of Customs. Over the first nine months of the year, total imports fell 8.8pct YoY to…
The Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) reported that the industrial sector maintained strong momentum in Q2 2025, posting 4.8pct real growth compared with the same period last year. The sector contributed 39pct of overall…
Turkey exported 10 mln tons of steel in the first eight months of 2025, up nearly 13pct YoY, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Export revenues increased 4.4pct to USD 6.8 bln. In August…
India continued to be a net importer of steel in August 2025, despite an increase in exports, according to the Ministry of Steel's monthly economic report. Finished steel imports reached 0.67 mln tons in August, down…
India's state-owned NMDC Ltd produced 3.75 mln tons of iron ore in September 2025, up 23.4pct YoY from 3.04 mln tons a year earlier. Sales also rose 9.6pct to 3.88 mln tons. In the first half of FY26 (April-September)…
South Korea's Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel have formally asked the government to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese H-beams, local media reported. The companies filed an application with the Trade Commission under…
Iron ore futures declined on Tuesday as disappointing manufacturing data weighed on sentiment. China's manufacturing PMI edged up to 49.8 in September from the previous month but remained in contraction for the sixth…
Crude steel production in the Middle East rose 1.1pct year on year to 36.1 mln tons in the first eight months of 2025, according to the World Steel Association. August output in the region surged 21.5pct YoY to 3.8 mln…
Amreli Steels, one of Pakistan's leading steelmakers, reported a 37pct YoY reduction in losses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The company posted a net loss of PKR 3.81 bln (USD 13.45 mln), compared with PKR…
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), citing preliminary Census Bureau data, reported that the U.S. imported 1.86 mln tons of steel in August 2025, including 1.4 mln tons of finished steel. Both categories…
Turkey imported approximately 5.75 mln tons of iron ore in the first seven months of 2025, marking a 14pct decline compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK)…
Iron ore futures were flat on Wednesday as an uncertain demand outlook weighed on sentiment. The market continues to draw some support from restocking ahead of China's October holidays and higher steel production in…
Pakistan imported 312,175 tons of steel scrap in August 2025, up 9.83pct YoY from 284,223 tons in the same month last year, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data. Imports were broadly stable compared to…
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