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 impact - Latest developments in the global steel market and recent trends... Read More
US issues preliminary anti dumping decision on rebar from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on reinforcing steel bar from Turkey. During the review period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, some Turkey producers were found to have made sales of the given products at less than normal value. The DOC has determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 1.05 percent for Colakoglu Metalurji A.S./Colakoğlu Dis... Read More
The 91st IREPAS meeting will be held in Paris, France
The 91st IREPAS meeting will be held from September 15th to 17th, 2024 in Paris, France in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’24 Conference. There are already over 260 registrations, including 82 by raw material suppliers and 70 by producers. The details can be found here. Read More
Short Range Outlook : July 2024
Lack of Chinese government action could cause great damage to global longs industry The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market is becoming more unstable, with China now actively moving steel billets at the lowest prices. Finished products from China continue to dominate most markets, both in the long and flat segments. Even though there is a lot of material being offered in the market, it seems that the current raw material... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2024
Gloom persists in global longs market, no sign yet of corner being turned Demand in the global long steel products market continues to lag behind supply and the bottom of the market may not have been seen yet. The steel volumes being produced and being consumed are not growing. On the contrary, they are down in most regions. A lot depends on China Everyone one is expecting some move from Beijing, to slow down exports from China. The iron ore price... Read More
The 91st IREPAS meeting will be held in Paris, France
The 91st IREPAS meeting will be held on September 15-17, 2024 in Paris, France in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’24 Conference. Details will be announced later. Read More
US issues final antidumping margins for rebar imports from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on reinforcing bar imports from Mexico for the period between November 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022. Accordingly, the US DOC has determined that Mexican producers’ sales of the subject goods to the US were made below normal value during the period of review. The DOC has determined the following weighted-average dumping... Read More
Canada launches antidumping probe against rebar imports from three countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has launched an antidumping (AD) duty investigation to determine whether certain rebar from Bulgaria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates are being sold at unfair prices in Canada. The investigation is the result of a complaint filed by ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada, G.P., Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, and AltaSteel Inc. The CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being dumped... Read More
US issues final CVD review results on rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey for the period between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The final subsidy rates are at 5.54 percent for Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S., and 0.03 percent (de minimis) for Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis... Read More
IREPAS in Berlin : Weak demand, great uncertainty and aggressive Asian exports
The 90th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Berlin on April 28-30 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’24 Conference. There were 104 representatives from 41 different producers among the 445 registered delegates from a total of 57 different countries. There were also 91 registrations representing 52 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu,... Read More