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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey-based Habas for the period from January 1, 2024, through December 31,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
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... Read More
US issues final results for antidumping review on rebar imports from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of reinforcing bar imports from Mexico for the period between November 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The DOC has determined Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and I.N.G.E.T.E.K.N.O.S. Estructurales, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, Deacero Group); and TA 2000 S.A. de C.V. (TA 2000) sold... Read More
The program of the 93rd IREPAS meeting in Munich
The program of the SteelOrbis Fall ’25 Conference and the 93rd IREPAS meeting to be held in Munich is as follows: Day 1: Sunday, September 28, 2025 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Sofitel Munich Bayerpost Day 2: Monday, September 29, 2025 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman... Read More