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
US issues preliminary antidumping review results on wire rod from S. Korea’s POSCO
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from South Korea-based POSCO. During the review period from May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023, South Korean producer POSCO was found to have made sales of the subject products at less than normal value. The DOC has determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 1.03 percent for... 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
US DOC removes Section 232 exemptions for six steel products
The Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has published a final rule that revises the Section 232 exclusion process for steel and aluminum imports discussed in the five previous interim final rules. Accordingly, the DOC has lifted Section 232 import duty exemptions for 12 products including six steel and six aluminum products by removing the products from the list of General Approved Exclusions. The six steel products... Read More
US to raise tariffs on Chinese steel products to 25 percent
In a statement from the White House, US President Joe Biden has announced that existing 0-7.5 percent import duties on Chinese steel products under the Section 301 tariffs will be increased to 25 percent this year. The decision, which was made following a review by the US Trade Representative, is designed to encourage China, the largest contributor to the global steel overcapacity issue, to eliminate its unfair trade practices, the statement indicated. According... 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
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
Short Range Outlook : April 2024
Global longs market under pressure from weak demand and China’s aggressive exports Demand in the global long steel products market continues to lag behind supply and the situation is getting worse because of China’s aggressive export policy. At the beginning of 2024, China accelerated its exports. Based on the data for the first two months of 2024, they are poised to exceed their record exports seen in 2015. Chinese steel producers seem to be... Read More
US issues final results of antidumping review on wire rods imported from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico for the period between October 1, 2021, and September 30, 2022. Accordingly, the US DOC has determined that Mexican producers’ sales of the subject goods were made below normal value during the period of review. The DOC has determined weighted-average dumping margins... Read More