US issues preliminary antidumping duty on rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey for the period of review between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. The DOC has preliminarily found that some Turkish exporters made sales of the subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the period of review. The DOC has preliminarily determined estimated weighted-average dumping margins... Read More
IREPAS in Belgrade: Geopolitical tensions and higher costs reshape global steel markets
The 95th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Belgrade, Serbia on September 27-29 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’26 Conference. There were 96 representatives from 36 different producers among the 302 registered delegates from a total of 41 different countries. There were also 75 registrations representing 43 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Ioannis... Read More
US assigns final CVD orders on rebar imports from Vietnam and Egypt
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued countervailing duty (CVD) orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) imports from Vietnam and Egypt, following the DOC’s affirmative final determinations published on July 30, 2026 that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of subject merchandise, and the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) September 11, 2026 affirmative final determinations that... Read More
US issues antidumping orders on rebar imports from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) imports from Bulgaria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). The orders follow affirmative final determinations by the DOC and the US International Trade Commission (ITC), which determined that a US industry is materially injured by reason of dumped imports of rebar from the three countries. For Bulgaria, the DOC... Read More
The program of the 95th IREPAS meeting in Belgrade
The program of the SteelOrbis Fall’26 Conference and the 95th IREPAS meeting to be held in Belgrade is as follows: Day 1: Sunday, September 27, 2026 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at the Metropol Palace, Belgrade Day 2: Monday, September 28, 2026 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS IREPAS Chairman: Ioannis Manessis, Principal, Hellenic Halyvourgia... Read More
Short Range Outlook : September 2026
Demand still generally subdued in global longs market, all eyes on geopolitical developments The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market has become marginally worse for international business since June, although supply has started to react. Global crude steel production moved from an increase of 1.7 percent year on year in June to a decrease of 0.3 percent in July, with China’s crude steel output moving from an increase... Read More
US issues preliminary antidumping results on wire rod imports from South Korea
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea for the period between May 1, 2024, and April 30, 2025. The DOC preliminarily determined that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (PIC), treated as a single entity, did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below... Read More
US issues final antidumping determination on rebar imports from Bulgaria
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final affirmative determination in its antidumping duty (AD) investigation of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) imports from Bulgaria, determining that rebar imported from Bulgaria is being sold in the United States at less than fair value during the period of investigation between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. The DOC determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 53.27 percent for Promet... Read More
US issues final AD and CVD determinations on rebar from Egypt
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued final affirmative determinations in its antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Egypt. In the AD investigation, covering the period of investigation between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the DOC determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 34.20 percent for the Ezz group, comprising Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Alexandria Company... Read More
US issues final CVD determination on rebar imports from Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final affirmative determination in its countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Vietnam, determining that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of rebar from Vietnam during the period of investigation between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024. The DOC determined a net countervailable subsidy rate of 6.80 percent for... Read More