US revokes CVD order on rebar from Turkey’s Kaptan Demir Celik
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision by the Department of Commerce in the long-running countervailing duty case on Turkish steel rebar. The ruling confirms that subsidies received by a Turkish scrap and shipbuilding company Nur cannot be attributed to Turkish rebar producer Kaptan Demir Celik. The subsidy for Kaptan Demir Celik was determined at... Read More
Australia maintains antidumping duties on imports of rebar from South Korea and Spain
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced the findings of its antidumping duty review on imported steel reinforcing bars from South Korea and Spain, which are due to expire on November 19, 2025. The review, which was launched upon the application made by local producer InfraBuild, covered the period between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. The commission has found... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2025
Uncertainty, oversupply, weak demand and relentless competition prevail in global longs market, fewer false hopes entertained The same pattern continues to prevail in the global long steel products market – weak demand, new capacities and mills running below where they should be. The global picture has narrowed: demand is flat and partly seasonal, supply keeps increasing and... Read More
Australia issues preliminary antidumping margins on rebar from four countries
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on reinforcing bar imports from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam for the period of review between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. The commission has found that the given products exported from Malaysia (except for Southern Steel),... Read More
Dominican Republic starts sunset review on wire rods and rebars imports from Turkey
The Commission for Unfair Trade Practices and Safeguard Measures of the Dominican Republic has announced that it has launched sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) on steel bars or rods for concrete reinforcement from Turkey. The commission will determine whether or not to lift the current duties which have been at 14.0 percent since 2011. The products subject to investigation... Read More
EU unveils quota volumes for new safeguard system
The European Commission has announced the details of its new safeguard system and unveiled the product quota volumes. Accordingly, the new system maintains the principle of open trade and strengthens engagement with global partners to tackle overcapacity, by limiting tariff-free import volumes to 18.3 million mt a year (a reduction of 47 percent compared to the 2024 steel quotas), doubling... Read More
EU to replace country-specific quotas with permanent safeguard regime
The European Commission has unveiled a legislative proposal to replace the existing EU steel safeguard system, introducing a new framework designed to protect the EU’s steel industry from the negative effects of global overcapacity, which is expected to increase from the current 602 million mt to 721 million mt by 2027, according to a draft circulated. The new permanent framework,... Read More
US DOC rescinds CVD review on reinforcing bar from Turkey’s Habas
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey-based Habas for the period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. The review was initiated on August 22, 2025, with respect to Habaş based on the petition of the Rebar Trade Action Coalition. The DOC concluded there were... Read More
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... Read More
The 94th IREPAS meeting will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The 94th IREPAS meeting will be held on April 26-28, 2026 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’26 Conference. Details will be announced later. Read More