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Pakistan imported 370,482 tons of finished steel in August 2025, more than double the 173,876 tons recorded in the same month last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data shows. Imports also rose nearly 8pct…
Turkey exported around 579,700 tons of wire rod in the first seven months of 2025, a 1.2pct YoY increase, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Romania was the top buyer with 221,300 tons…
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 1.4 mln tons of pig iron in the first seven months of 2025, up 61pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Russia remained the dominant supplier with 1 mln tons, followed…
Turkey imported 643,700 tons of CRC in the first seven months of 2025, a sharp 52pct increase on YoY basis, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). South Korea was the leading supplier with…
China Steel Corp (CSC), Taiwan's largest steelmaker, will raise domestic prices of HRC, plates, CRC, and rerolling-grade HRC by TWD 500 (USD 16.5) per ton for October, while keeping EG, galvanized, and electrical 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…
Turkey imported 2.27 mln tons of hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the first seven months of 2025, up 3.5pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). China was the top supplier with 914,800 tons…
Iron ore futures declined on Monday as weak economic data dampened market sentiment, though firm near-term fundamentals helped limit losses. China's economy showed further strain in August, with sluggish domestic demand…
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…
Turkey exported around 1.73 mln tons of HRC in the first seven months of 2025, marking a 24pct YoY increase, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Italy was the leading buyer with 471,000…
Pakistan's Aisha Steel Limited reported a sharp widening of losses in fiscal year 2025, ending June 30, with net losses rising to PKR 1.35 bln (USD 4.76 mln) from PKR 132 mln a year earlier, according to a stock…
JSW Steel's consolidated crude steel output rose 17pct year-on-year to 2.703 mln tons in August 2025, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Production from Indian operations increased 16pct to 2.615 mln tons…
Turkey exported about 2.36 mln tons of rebar in the first seven months of 2025, up 24pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen was the largest buyer with 436,500 tons, followed by…
Turkey imported about 10.9 mln tons of scrap in January-July 2025, a 6pct decline YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States was the largest supplier with 2 mln tons…
Turkey's steel producers are calling for tougher trade defense measures against rising imports from Asia, warning that state-subsidized products from China, Russia, India, and other Far Eastern countries are distorting…
China exported 77.49 mln tons of steel in the first eight months of 2025, up 10pct YoY, according to the General Administration of Customs. In August, exports fell 3.26pct month-on-month to 9.51 mln tons but were nearly…
Steel demand in India is expected to recover from October, with around 55-60pct of annual consumption typically concentrated in the second half of the year, according to Jindal Steel and Power chairman Naveen Jindal…
Iron ore futures rose on Thursday, supported by expectations of higher demand after Tangshan steel mills resumed operations following the end of Beijing's military parade-related output curbs on September 3. Analysts…
Saudi Arabia's Bena Steel Industries Co. reported a sharp decline in first-half 2025 earnings, according to a stock exchange filing. Net profit dropped more than 80pct YoY to SAR 980,653 (USD 261,133), while revenue…
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