Short Range Outlook : February 2025
Global longs market under very strong pressure from Chinese exports, Trump 2.0 brings uncertainty and volatility The global long steel products market is currently under very strong pressure mainly because of Chinese exports, which have been increasing and not showing any signs of slowing down. We have already seen what Trump 2.0 means – uncertainty, volatility and a lack of visibility. It seems like the situation will get even worse until the... Read More
Short Range Outlook : January 2025
Pressure still rising in global longs market, some answers expected after January 20 The pressure in the global long steel products market is increasing as there is no positive news from China yet, while everywhere there is weak demand, market protection and excess capacity. Some questions about the future are expected to receive answers after Trump’s inauguration on January 20 Still no positive news heard from China Chinese export data for November... Read More
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 new US administration and the difficulties faced by the steel industry... 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 steel produced. Despite the overall gloomy scenario of mostly insufficient... 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 material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu,... 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 impact - Latest developments in the global steel market and recent trends... 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