IREPAS in Munich : Protectionism and China
The 93rd meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Munich on September 28-30 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’25 Conference. There were 123 representatives from 49 different producers among the 406 registered delegates from a total of 56 different countries. There were also 79 registrations representing 41 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu,... Read More
Australia extends antidumping duty investigation on rebar imports from five countries to December 2025
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has extended the due date to publish the final results of the antidumping (AD) investigation on imports of certain reinforcing bar imports from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam launched in September last year. The extension is based on the delays completing verification of relevant data. The final report for the investigation, which covers the period between July 1, 2023 and... Read More
US assigns preliminary antidumping margin of 18.87% on rebar imports from Turkey’s Colakoglu
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty orders on rebar from Turkey. During the review period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. were found to have made sales of the given products at less than normal value. The DOC has determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 18.87 percent for the companies. In addition,... Read More
Canada initiates expiry reviews of antidumping duty on rebar imports from three countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has initiated an expiry review of the antidumping (AD) duty on reinforcing bar imports from China, South Korea and Turkey and an expiry review of the countervailing duty (CVD) on the given product from China. The CBSA will make a determination no later than December 19, 2025, and will issue a statement of reasons by January 2, 2026, on whether the expiry of the order is likely to result... Read More
Short Range Outlook : July 2025
Uncertainty spikes further in global longs market due to 50 percent tariffs in US The business environment in the global long steel products market, particularly in terms of the demand and supply balance, has not improved meaningfully. Other than that, the situation has worsened as the Trump Administration’s increase of US import duties up to 50 percent caught many exporters off guard. The uncertainty created by the Trump administration by doubling... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2025
Competition becomes predatory in oversupplied global long steel market The global long steel products market is oversupplied and overcrowded. The situation has worsened and is now structural. The competition in the global market is predatory. Margins are dead. The only strategy is cashflow and turnover. Whoever can ship first, wins. Whoever negotiates for $5/mt more, loses the order. Every confirmed business is a major success. Moreover, without... Read More
IREPAS in Athens : Markets in unknown territory
The 92nd meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Athens on April 27-29 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’25 Conference. There were 143 representatives from 49 different producers among the 502 registered delegates from a total of 58 different countries. There were also 97 registrations representing 50 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu,... Read More
Short Range Outlook : March 2025
Global longs market overwhelmed by spiral of trade measures, everybody afraid to do business amid current unpredictability The global long steel products market is currently overwhelmed by a spiral of duties and trade measures – protectionism such as has never been experienced before. The scenario for global the long steel trade is being re-written now by governments. Tariff barriers are being erected all over the world. No one seems to know... Read More
Short Range Outlook : February 2025
Global longs market under very strong pressure from Chinese exports, Trump 2.0 brings uncertainty and volatility The global long steel products market is currently under very strong pressure mainly because of Chinese exports, which have been increasing and not showing any signs of slowing down. We have already seen what Trump 2.0 means – uncertainty, volatility and a lack of visibility. It seems like the situation will get even worse until the... Read More
US issues preliminary CVD review results on rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty order on rebar from Turkey. For the review period between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, the DOC has determined subsidy rates at 0.14 percent (de minimis) for Icdas Çelik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S, and 2.54 percent for Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. In addition,... Read More