Short Range Outlook : December 2024
Global longs market enters holiday season, but deep uncertainties lie ahead next year The global long steel products market has mostly entered the holiday period. In many markets, business will start moving only after January 13. Many uncertain factors lie ahead for the post-holiday period, including the situation regarding Chinese exports, the actions likely to be taken by the... Read More
US orders preliminary antidumping duty on imported rebar from two Mexican companies
The United States Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on reinforcing bar exports from Mexico. For Tyasa or TA 2000 the antidumping duty was 22.27 percent and for some companies of Grupo DeAcero it was 8.88 percent. “The US Department of Commerce preliminarily finds that DeAcero and Ingeteknos... Read More
US DOC rescinds review of CVD order on rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey for the period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The review was initiated on August 14, 2024, with respect to Habas. The DOC concluded there were no entries of the subject merchandise during the period... Read More
US issues preliminary antidumping review results on wire rod imports from Mexico
The US DOC has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod imports from Mexico. During the review period from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, some Mexican producers were found to have made sales of the subject products at less than normal value. The DOC has determined weighted average... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2024
Gloomy demand picture prevails in global longs market, but possible bright spots on horizon The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market is being impacted strongly by low demand and it is reasonable to expect that, if the US introduces new market protection measures, other countries will follow. There is simply not enough demand in the world for all the... Read More
US issues final results of antidumping review on wire rod from South Korea
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod imports from South Korea for the period between May 1, 2022, and April 20, 2023. During the given period, some South Korean producers were found to have made sales of the given products at less than normal value. The DOC... Read More
The 92nd IREPAS meeting will be held in Athens, Greece
The 92nd IREPAS meeting will be held on April 27-29, 2025 in Athens, Greece in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’25 Conference. Details will be announced later. Read More
IREPAS in Paris : Optimism has been postponed
The 91st meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Paris on September 15-17 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’24 Conference. There were 140 representatives from 47 different producers among the 493 registered delegates from a total of 58 different countries. There were also 100 registrations representing 57 different raw... Read More
Canada issues final antidumping margins on wire rod imports from three countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the final determination of its antidumping (AD) duty investigation against certain wire rod from China, Egypt and Vietnam. The determined dumping margins are as follows: Jiangsu Shagang (China) : 34.0 percent All other Chinese companies : 46.2 percent Suez Steel (Egypt) : 8.6 percent All other companies in Egypt : 21.3 percent Hoa... Read More
The program of the 91st meeting in Paris
Day 1: Sunday, September 15, 2024 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel Paris Day 2: Monday, September 16, 2024 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 11:00 SESSION ONE – Global markets and CBAM... Read More