70th IREPAS meeting will be held in Barcelona, Spain
Our 70th meeting will be held from March 30th to April 1st, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’14 Conference. All details will be announced soon. Read More
IREPAS 30th-year awards
Of the many deserving long-term contributors to the IREPAS community, several were awarded plaques at the gala dinner held at the 69th meeting, which marked the 30th anniversary of the foundation of IREPAS. Read More
Kim Marti is named as Chairman of IREPAS
Kim Marti, Commercial Director of Celsa International, is named as the Chairman of IREPAS on the first day of the 69th IREPAS Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Marti replaces Ugur Dalbeler, CEO of Colakoglu Metalurji A.S., who has been Chairman of IREPAS since 2003. Kim Marti has been working for Celsa Group since 1990 in different commercial roles. Among the most recent of these... Read More
Short Range Outlook: September 2013
Raw material costs to provide some support for long steel prices despite depressed conditions The excess supply situation in certain regions in the global long steel products market in July also continued to be observed in the month of August. That said, market sentiment has lately been better in the US and Europe, where some price increases have been achieved. The market dynamics... Read More
The programme of the 69th IREPAS Meeting
September 22nd, Sunday 13:00 – 19:00 Registration desk opens at the lobby 19:00 – 23:00 Welcome Cocktail at Swissotel The Bosphorous September 23rd, Monday 09:00 – 10:00 Registration desk opens at the conference area 09:30 – 12:30 IREPAS Committee Meetings 09:30 – 11:15 Wire Rod & Rebar Suppliers Committee... Read More
AD/CVD petitions against rebar imported to the US from Turkey and Mexico
The Rebar Trade Action Coalition in the US has filed an antidumping (AD) petition against steel concrete reinforcing bar imports from Turkey and Mexico and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition against steel concrete reinforcing bar imports from Turkey. The individual members of the Rebar Trade Action Coalition are listed herebelow: Byer Steel Corporation Cascade Steel Rolling Mills... Read More
Short Range Outlook: August 2013
US leads the way for demand in global long steel market The situation as regards excess supply in certain areas of the global long steel products market remained the same in July as compared to June, while there have been price rises due to availability restrictions amid some closures, like in the EU region, or also due to pressure on the raw materials side, like in Asia. In some... Read More
US DOC to maintain rebar AD orders for additional five years
The ITC (US International Trade Commission) issued its formal decision in the second sunset review of the antidumping orders against steel concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. The ITC made affirmative determinations with respect to all countries that revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to the continuation or... Read More
Short Range Outlook: July 2013
Supply-demand imbalance still prevails in long steel market Demand in the global long steel products market in June remained unchanged as compared to May. There has been no improvement in terms of the imbalance between supply and demand in the market, despite the best efforts of mills to adapt their production to demand levels and thus avoid the creation of further supply pressure. As... Read More
The 69th Irepas Meeting Programme was announced
September 22nd, Sunday 13:00 – 19:00 Registration desk opens at the lobby 19:00 – 23:00 Welcome Cocktail at Swissotel The Bosphorus September 23rd, Monday 09:00 – 10:00 Registration desk opens at the conference area 09:30 – 12:30 IREPAS Committee Meetings 09:30 – 11:15 Wire Rod & Rebar Suppliers Committee... Read More