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Oman: Jindal Group is building a pelletizing plant in Sohar with a production capacity of 6 million tonnes

The Jindal Group, based in India, stated that it continues its investments in Oman in line with its commitment to make several strategic investments to promote social and economic growth and support the country’s transition to a green economy. The company is building a pelletizing plant in Sohar with an annual production capacity of 6 …

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Jordan Steel announces rebar prices for July 2023

Jordan Steel Company announced the rebar prices for July for the 60-gauge steel EXW, between 430-450 dinars per tonne without sales tax and between 500-520 dinars per tonne with tax.   Grade Price without tax Price with tax Sales / tonnes Sales / tonnes Min Max Min Max 60 430 450 500 520

Egypt: Extending the anti-dumping duties decision implementation on steel imports from China, Turkey and Ukraine for four years

The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry issued Decision N° 189 bis for 2023 regarding the dumping duties extension on steel imports from abroad for four years, provided it applies on 1st June 2023. The decision, published in the Official Gazette No. 122, continued on June 1, 2023, said in its first article that the …

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Report: European Union investment Growth in steel-making projects using electric furnaces

The EU continues to invest in several EAF steelmaking projects planned or underway in Europe, often with government subsidies. They also receive funding from the European Union, which increases the expectations of growing demand for scrap under these circumstances. Most often, these projects are based on plans to decarbonize production. The investment is being combined …

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India’s steel exports fell to their lowest level in 6 months

In June 2023, India’s rolled product exports decreased by 21.4% annually, reaching 502,000 tonnes. This indicator is the lowest since December 2022 due to the demand slowdown in Europe and the competition increased from Asian countries. Rolled product imports into India in June increased by 7.6% year-on-year to reach 484,000 tonnes, the highest number since …

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Egypt: “Ezz Steel” incurred 8.9 billion pounds in currency differences losses during the first quarter of 2023

Currency difference losses for the Egyptian Company “Ezz Steel” were exacerbated in the first quarter of this year, which incurred net losses of EGP 2.5 billion, despite a 50% increase in sales. The Company’s business results, issued today, revealed that the currency differences losses in the first quarter amounted to EGP 8.9 billion, which put …

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Reinforcing relations between Saudi Arabia and China in the industrial and mining sectors

The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Professor Bandar bin Ibrahim AlKhorayef, met in his office today with a delegation from China, headed by a member of the Standing Committee of the “Hebei” Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Tangshan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China Wu Weidong. The meeting …

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Tata Steel plans to build a second electric arc furnace (EAF) in South India

Tata Steel Chief Executive Officer Narendran said, in a statement on July 6 that India’s Tata Steel plans to set up Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) based recycling plants in South India. He said, “The Company is already building a steel plant with a capacity of 750,000 tonnes per year in Ludhiana in northern India, which …

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OPEC” .. An optimistic vision of oil demand in 2024, despite the slowdown”

Sources close to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said: “The organization is likely to maintain its optimism about oil demand growth for next year in its forecasts that it publishes this month,” as it believes that it will slow compared to the current year, but remains above average. Likely, that (OPEC) crude …

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Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications is discussing developments in linking the Kingdom to the GCC railway network

Eng. Hussein Ali Yaqoub, Assistant Undersecretary for Land Transport Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, held a meeting with the Gulf Railways Authority delegation headed by Engineer Nasser bin Hamad Al-Qahtani and Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Samaani, in the presence of the Ministry’s work team. The meeting is to discuss developments in the railway …

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China is preparing plans to help the steel industry to join the carbon emissions market

The Chinese government is preparing plans to include the domestic steel industry in the national carbon emissions market, just as the European Union prepares to impose an import tax on carbon emissions. ”Researchers from the Ministry of Environment and steelmakers Hebei Iron & Steel and Sinosteel Group are studying emissions related to the steel industry, …

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Egypt: Iron and Steel Company for mines’ sales amounted to EGP 33.7 million in May 2023

Iron and Steel Company for Mines and Quarries (ISMQ) announced that it had achieved EGP 33,848,733 in sales in May, explained in the Egyptian Stock Exchange statement. Bahariya Oasis mines sales amounted to EGP 33,786,769 and Bani Khaled-Samalot quarries sales value reached about EGP 61.96 thousand. Sales and production reports for February 2023 revealed that …

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The last update of rebar prices in Egypt is on July 04, 2023

According to daily iron prices follow-up in Egypt, the rebar prices ranged between EGP 32,050– 38,000, EXW. All steel companies fixed their prices compared to last week. As the following steel companies announced their prices without changing their prices. Ezz Steel EGP 32,135, Suez Steel EGP 32,050, Beshay Steel EGP 38,000, El Marakby Steel EGP …

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Industries Qatar agrees to Qatar Steel’s potential acquisition of Al Qataria for the Production of Reinforcing Steel

Industries Qatar Company, “Industries Qatar” or “the Group”, one of the largest industrial companies in the region, with  activities in the production of a wide range of petrochemicals, chemical fertilizers and iron and steel products, announced that the Company’s board of directors has approved in principle the proposed acquisition offer of the entire shares of …

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Signing a partnership agreement between FERAL and the Chinese consortium CMH

In Tindouf, a partnership agreement was signed between the National Iron and Steel Company (FERAL) and the Chinese consortium “CMH” related to the exploitation of iron ores in the Ghar Jbeilat-Gharb mine and the valuation of its production by establishing a factory for the production of steel tiles in Bechar. This agreement was signed by …

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Rebar production reached 97 million tonnes during January-May 2023 in China

According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, in May this year, China’s rebar, wire coil and welded pipe output was 19.929 million tonnes, 11.63 million tonnes and 5.758 million tonnes, down by 8.8%, 13.3% and up by 9.4% year on year, respectively, while decreased by 5.55%, 6.79% and 5.67% monthly, respectively. Rebar prices declined amid …

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The world’s number one long steel market conference

SteelOrbis is excited to announce that the second gathering of SteelOrbis and IREPAS in 2023 will be held at the Swissôtel The Bosphorus on September 17-19. While gathering its members and participants together against the enchanting backdrop of the Bosphorus at the world’s number one event for long steel products and creating unique networking opportunities, the SteelOrbis and …

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Japan’s steel exports amounted to 13.79 million tonnes during the period from January to May 2023

In May this year, Japan’s iron and steel product exports reached 3.02 million tonnes, up 13.2% month-on-month and up 0.1% year-on-year, according to customs statistics from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). From January to May this year, Japan’s iron and steel product exports amounted to 13.79 million tonnes, down 0.5% over the same …

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China’s daily crude steel production increased by 1.11% in mid-June 2023

China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) data showed that China’s daily crude steel production of major enterprises reached 2.26 million tonnes from June 11 to 20, up 1.42% compared to the previous ten days. The pig iron average daily production was 2.02 million tonnes over the specified period, up slightly by 0.73% from the previous …

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ArcelorMittal plans to restart its blast furnace (A) at its Gijon, Spain plant in July

ArcelorMittal, one of the largest steel producers internationally, has announced plans to restart the blast furnace (A) at its plant in Gijon, Spain. The unit was shut down on March 22, 2023, when a fire broke out in the blast furnace during scheduled maintenance. The fire is believed to have been caused by an internal …

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The UK extends anti-dumping duties on thick sheet steel from China

The UK will maintain the anti-dumping measures on plate steel from China for another five years, stated in a message on the British Government’s website. The Government backed the Trade Remedies Authority’s (TRA) recommendation that the UK industry would suffer if the measures were lifted. In the UK, there are two producers of thick sheet …

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