Short Range Outlook : August 2023
General slowdown in global longs market puts producers under pressure The global long steel products market is slowing down in general, which is putting pressure on producers. Demand for reinforcing bars and wire rods remains very weak and there is strong pressure on prices from the new exporters – Algeria, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia – who are in the market with very aggressive offers. Business still stagnant in US, high interest... Read More
US issues preliminary antidumping review results 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 rebar from Turkey. During the review period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, certain Turkish producers were found to have made sales of the subject products at less than normal value. The DOC has determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 29.30 percent for Kaptan Demir Celik and other companies, while the... Read More
US ITC votes to maintain AD/CVD orders on wire rod imports from 10 countries
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that revocation of the existing countervailing duty orders on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Italy and Turkey and revocation of the existing antidumping duty orders on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2023
Global longs market impacted by variety of negative factors, especially low consumption The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market is not getting any better and the main export destinations are requiring lower offers almost every week. The overriding issue for the market is volume and the lack of volume which is in effect coming from the lack of consumption. Consumption has unfortunately not recovered yet from the pandemic.... 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 certain rebar from Turkey for the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. The final subsidy rates are at 0.07 percent for Colakoğlu Dis Ticaret A.S., de minimis, and 2.15 percent for Kaptan Demir Celik and ICDAS Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. In addition, the DOC rescinded the review... Read More
IREPAS in Barcelona: Challenging times for global longs industry
The 88th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Barcelona, on May 7-9, 2023, in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring ’23 Conference. There were 157 producer representatives from 58 different companies among the 553 registered delegates from a total of 55 different countries. There were also 81 registrations representing 43 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat... Read More
The 89th IREPAS meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey marking the 40th anniversary
The 89th IREPAS meeting will be held on September 17th to 19th, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’23 Conference. This meeting will mark the 40th anniversary of IREPAS. Details will be announced later. Read More
The program of the 88th meeting in Barcelona
Day 1: Sunday, May 7,2023 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at InterContinental Barcelona Day 2: Monday, May 8, 2023 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:10 – 10:50 SESSION ONE: Long Products and macro economy - Long products market outlook Overview of global construction sector Steel and long... Read More
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 countries would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of... 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 changed. The price spread between Chinese origin reinforcing bars and... Read More