Our Mission

Our mission is; to develop understanding between producers, traders and consumers of long steel products around the world;

to add value to international trading activities of our members by providing an environment facilitating better relationships with the shipping and finance industries as well as inspection services;

to help our members reach useful information about the markets around the globe;

to facilitate an environment in which our members can meet new parties to create business opportunuties;

to create a better atmosphere for fair business.

News

W.Schmiedel / BIR: Spike in coking coal prices to increase scrap usage

Speaking at the BIR World Mirror on Ferrous Metals event organized by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), BIR president William Schmiedel, also president of US-based scrap recycling company Sims Group Global Trade Corporation, has stated that in August this year Chinese exports of finished and semi-finished steel decreased from June’s level of 10.9 million [...]

Chile reviewing duties on rebar imports from Mexico

Chile’s price distortion commission, CNDP, expects to review on Friday an existing provisional, ad valorem duty already applied to the imports of Mexican origin rebar. Depending on the outcome of CNDP’s meeting, Chile could extend the tariff for one more year or longer. Currently, Mexican rebar pays a provisional antidumping (AD) tariff of 11 percent, [...]

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