US ITC votes to maintain duties on wire rod imports from five countries
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago or the countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. As a result of the ITC’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product... Read More
US issues preliminary results of antidumping order on wire rod imports from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico for the period of review between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. The DOC has preliminarily found that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V./Deacero Summit S.A.P.I. de C.V. made sales of the subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the period of review. The... Read More
US rescinding antidumping order on wire rod imports from Ukraine
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it will be rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Ukraine between March 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025. The DOC has decided to rescind the administrative review of the AD order because there were no reviewable entries of subject merchandise for which liquidation is suspended, or in other words, there were no entries... Read More
Short Range Outlook : February 2026
Buyers cautious in global long steel products market, supply pressure remains high Demand remains weak in the global long steel products market, both structurally and seasonally. Buyers are cautious, operating on a hand-to-mouth basis and are still delaying medium- or long-term commitments. At the same time, supply pressure remains high. China has finally shown a significant production decline (with 2025 output down to 960 million mt, below one billion... Read More
US maintains AD/CVD orders on steel wire rod imports from China
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the sunset review of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from China. The DOC has determined that revocation of the antidumping duty and the countervailing duty orders on wire rod from China would likely to lead to the continuation or reoccurrence of dumping and injury to the US industry. The dumping margins are... Read More
US issues preliminary results of CVD review on rebar from Turkey’s Colakoglu
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on reinforcing bars imported from Turkey during the period of review between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. The DOC has preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. during the period of review. The DOC has preliminarily calculated a net countervailable... Read More
Short Range Outlook : December 2025
No holiday cheer in global longs market – rising costs add to already weak demand As we approach the holiday season, the general atmosphere in the global long steel products market is still cloudy. To sum up the market situation, demand is weak everywhere, with the approach of the holiday season exacerbating this situation, while costs are rising, China is producing a little less but is still exporting. The net effect is that the supply-demand... Read More
US revokes CVD order on rebar from Turkey’s Kaptan Demir Celik
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision by the Department of Commerce in the long-running countervailing duty case on Turkish steel rebar. The ruling confirms that subsidies received by a Turkish scrap and shipbuilding company Nur cannot be attributed to Turkish rebar producer Kaptan Demir Celik. The subsidy for Kaptan Demir Celik was determined at 2.43 percent for the period between January 1, 2022, and December 31,... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2025
Uncertainty, oversupply, weak demand and relentless competition prevail in global longs market, fewer false hopes entertained The same pattern continues to prevail in the global long steel products market – weak demand, new capacities and mills running below where they should be. The global picture has narrowed: demand is flat and partly seasonal, supply keeps increasing and the supply-demand balance looks worse every week. The main issue is... Read More
US DOC rescinds CVD review on reinforcing bar from Turkey’s Habas
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey-based Habas for the period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. The review was initiated on August 22, 2025, with respect to Habaş based on the petition of the Rebar Trade Action Coalition. The DOC concluded there were no entries of the subject merchandise during the period of review. Read More