US to continue anti dumping orders on wire rod imports from 10 countries
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Italy, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the UK. The DOC found that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on the given product from the given... Read More
Canada banned the import of all Russian aluminum and steel products
Canada banned the import of all Russian aluminum and steel products in a move that Ottawa said was aimed at denying Russia the ability to fund its war against Ukraine. The ban covers both finished and unfinished products according to the statement. Read More
Short Range Outlook : March 2023
Better demand in global longs market It seems that demand in the global long steel products market is somewhat better after the holiday season. There have been signs of a pickup in demand everywhere in the past month, apart from the EU. The supply in the market has been adjusted accordingly, which has had a positive influence on prices. Consequently, the whole market dynamic has... Read More
UK extends AD duty on HFP rebar from China
The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced that the UK government has accepted its recommendation regarding the extension of anti dumping measures on imports of high fatigue performance (HFP) reinforcing bar from China. The anti dumping duties ranging at 18.4-22.5 percent for China will be maintained until July 30, 2026. The products in question currently fall under... Read More
Australia to continue AD duties on rebar from four countries
The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has announced that it has completed an inquiry, which commenced on March 28, 2022, into whether the continuation of the anti dumping measures on reinforcing bar imports from Greece, Spain, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand is justified. Accordingly, the commission decided that the anti dumping duties on reinforcing bar from the given countries... Read More
US announces final results of Turkish rebar antidumping administrative review
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the administrative review on six companies regarding the antidumping (AD) duty on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey. The DOC found that one of the six, HABAS, made no shipments during the review period, July 2020-June 2021. As a result of the review, the DOC has determined weighted-average dumping margins of... Read More
Short Range Outlook : February 2023
Unpredictability persists in global longs market, recession fears may have been exaggerated The global long steel products market is still characterized by unpredictability. China’s impact on the global markets is still an open question and this contributes to the unpredictability for the second quarter. It seems that customers heard too much talk of recession last year and were... Read More
Canada to maintain antidumping duties on rebar imports from six countries
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has announced that it will continue to impose antidumping (AD) duty on reinforcing bar imports from six countries, namely, Belarus, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, and Spain, following the conclusion of the expiry review. The applicable duties range between 2.4 percent and 108.5 percent. The antidumping duties were imposed in... Read More
Information on 88th IREPAS meeting in Barcelona, Spain
We are delighted to confirm that our first meeting in 2023, the 88th IREPAS meeting will be held at the InterContinental Barcelona on May 7-9 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’23 Conference. You may find all details including the agenda and registration information at the following link. Read More
Short Range Outlook : December 2022
First quarter of 2023 could be very difficult for global long products market Raw material costs are increasing once again and energy prices are expected to be very high at least until March 2023. Mills are facing cost pressures once more in the global long steel products market. Business activity has been reduced during the past month and, even though scrap and iron ore prices... Read More