IREPAS in Belgrade: Geopolitical tensions and higher costs reshape global steel markets

The 95th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Belgrade, Serbia on September 27-29 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’26 Conference. There were 96 representatives from 36 different producers among the 302 registered delegates from a total of 41 different countries. There were also 75 registrations representing 43 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Ioannis... Read More

Short Range Outlook : November 2018

Global long steel industry in better position now despite tariffs and other issues The global long steel products market has been off balance recently, and the general situation has gotten marginally worse. One of the leading indicators of the worsening in the market is that the current Turkish spread between import scrap and rebar prices is now the lowest value observed since August 2017. The number shows a downward movement of $55/mt from the peak... Read More