The program of the 93rd IREPAS meeting in Munich
The program of the SteelOrbis Fall ’25 Conference and the 93rd IREPAS meeting to be held in Munich is as follows: Day 1: Sunday, September 28, 2025 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Sofitel Munich Bayerpost Day 2: Monday, September 29, 2025 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 11:10 SESSION... Read More
Short Range Outlook : September 2025
Mills struggle to make ends meet in global longs market amid severe competition Demand is very weak and the situation remains difficult in the global long steel products market. Mills are cutting production, protectionist measures are continuing full speed ahead, while China and other countries in the region are exporting a lot, putting pressure on prices. There is very severe competition in the market and every producer is fighting with its last... Read More
Australia extends antidumping duty investigation on rod in coil from China
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has extended the due date to publish the final results of the antidumping (AD) investigation on imports of rod in coil from China launched in May this year. The extension was made to allow time for the commission to gather and analyze further information. The final report for the investigation, which covers the period between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025, will be published on February... Read More
US issues final antidumping margins for wire rod imports from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod imports from Mexico between October 1, 2022, and September 30, 2023. The US Department of Commerce has determined that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of the subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review. The DOC has calculated the... Read More
US issues preliminary results of antidumping review 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 (wire rod) from South Korea between May 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024. The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has preliminarily found that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (PIC) (collectively, POSCO), sold subject merchandise in the US at prices below normal value during... Read More
Australia initiates antidumping expiry review on imports of rod in coil from China
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated an expiry review regarding antidumping measures on rod in coil imports from China, which are due to expire on April 22, 2026. The review, which was launched upon the application made by local producer InfraBuild, covers the period between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025. The current antidumping measures, which were initially imposed in April 2016, stand at 33.1 percent for all... Read More
The 93rd IREPAS meeting will be held in Munich, Germany
The 93rd IREPAS meeting will be held on September 28-30, 2025 in Munich, Germany in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’25 Conference. Details will be announced later. Read More
IREPAS in Athens : Markets in unknown territory
The 92nd meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Athens on April 27-29 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’25 Conference. There were 143 representatives from 49 different producers among the 502 registered delegates from a total of 58 different countries. There were also 97 registrations representing 50 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu,... Read More
The program of the 92nd meeting in Athens
Day 1: Sunday, April 27, 2025 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Athenaeum InterContinental Athens Hotel Day 2: Monday, April 28, 2025 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 10:50 SESSION ONE – Critical changes in the global long steel markets and macroeconomic overview -... Read More
Short Range Outlook : March 2025
Global longs market overwhelmed by spiral of trade measures, everybody afraid to do business amid current unpredictability The global long steel products market is currently overwhelmed by a spiral of duties and trade measures – protectionism such as has never been experienced before. The scenario for global the long steel trade is being re-written now by governments. Tariff barriers are being erected all over the world. No one seems to know... Read More