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BHP Group reported record iron ore production for FY2025, ending June 30, overcoming disruptions from Tropical Cyclone Zelia and Tropical Storm Sean. The ahead-of-schedule ramp-up of the second concentrator at Samarco…
JSW Steel Limited, one of India's leading steel producers, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, ending June 30, 2025. The company posted a modest revenue increase of 0.48pct YoY…
Turkey imported 1.6 mln tons of billets in the first five months of 2025, marking a YoY increase of nearly 36pct, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Malaysia was the top supplier during…
Chinese steel producers are increasingly exporting semi-finished products like billets to avoid tariffs imposed on finished steel in markets such as Indonesia and Turkey, according to a Reuters report citing industry…
Lebanon's steel imports jumped 66.3pct YoY in the first four months of 2025, reaching 332,070 tons, according to data from Lebanese Customs. Rebar accounted for a major share of the imports. Between January and May…
Omani steelmaker Al Jazeera Steel Products Co. SAOG reported a strong 60pct YoY jump in net profit for the first half of 2025, according to its unaudited financial results. Net profit rose to OMR 4.12 mln (USD 10.6 mln)…
Turkey imported approximately 8.1 mln tons of scrap in the first five months of 2025, reflecting a 5.5pct YoY decrease, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The Netherlands emerged as the…
Iron ore futures edged up slightly on Tuesday, buoyed by encouraging economic data from China, though lingering demand concerns limited further gains. China's GDP grew 5.2pct YoY in Q2 2025, according to the National…
India's Ministry of Steel has delayed the enforcement of its Quality Control Order (QCO) on finished steel imports by four months, following concerns raised by smaller importers over shipments already in transit and…
Turkey exported approximately 413,400 tons of wire rod in the first five months of 2025, down 4pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Romania was the largest importer during this…
Iron ore futures edged higher on Monday, supported by robust trade figures, though lingering concerns over demand tempered gains. China's exports rose 5.8pct YoY in June 2025 (in USD terms), according to customs data…
China's steel exports rose 9.2pct YoY in the first half of 2025, reaching 58.1 mln tons, according to the General Administration of Customs. In June alone, exports increased 10.7pct YoY to 9.67 mln tons. However, they…
Tata Steel reported a slight YoY increase of 0.28pct in its consolidated steel production for the first quarter of FY26, reaching 7.29 mln tons, according to a stock exchange filing. However, consolidated deliveries…
Turkey exported around 1.72 mln tons of rebar during the first five months of 2025, up 26pct YoY, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen was the largest buyer, importing 334,500 tons of Turkish…
India's iron ore pellet makers have urged the government to curb a surge in imports routed through Oman, which they say originate from Iran despite U.S. sanctions, warning that the cheaper supplies could hurt the local…
Iron ore futures climbed for a third consecutive session on Thursday, supported by growing expectations of fresh stimulus and regulatory action from Beijing aimed at curbing aggressive price competition. Investor…
JSW Steel reported a 14pct YoY increase in consolidated crude steel production to 7.26 mln tons for the first quarter of FY26, according to a stock exchange filing. However, output declined 5pct quarter-on-quarter…
Myanmar's Ministry of Industry plans to establish a certified laboratory for conformity testing of both imported and locally produced rebar, as part of broader efforts to ensure steel quality and support sector growth…
Turkey exported approximately 1.3 mln tons of HRC between January and May 2025, a 52pct increase YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Italy emerged as the leading importer, purchasing…
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 23.01pct to 27.83pct on HRC imports from China, exceeding the provisional rates announced earlier this year…
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