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ArcelorMittal plans to increase capacity utilization to 50% in 2024

In 2024, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih plans to increase its production capacity utilization from 30% to 50%. This was stated by the company’s CEO Mauro Longobardo during a meeting with a German delegation, Metallurg newspaper reports. According to him, the plant is ready to increase production as soon as possible and support Ukraine in its post-war …

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The trade meeting between US and EU has been postponed amid a stalemate in steel negotiations

The US-EU trade meeting scheduled for next month is expected to be postponed until early next year, as the two allies remain deadlocked in talks over steel and critical metals, according to a report. According to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Trade and Technology Council was scheduled to meet last month, but …

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Algeria: Tosyali flat steel production line will enter into operation in H2 2024

Tosyali Algeria intends to launch a line for the production of flat steel in the second half of 2024, according to a statement by the Ministry of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production in Algeria. The announcement was made during a meeting granted by the Minister for the sector, Ali Aoun, to the CEO of the Tosyali …

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Egypt’s iron and steel exports increased to $1.7 billion in 9 months

Exports of Egyptian building materials, refractories, metal industries, and construction increased for the period from January to September 2023 to achieve a value of 6 billion and 279 million dollars compared to the same period in 2022 when they recorded a value of 5 billion and 228 million dollars, an increase of 20%. Egypt’s iron …

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China’s steel exports increased by 34.8% in January-October 2023

The decline in domestic demand and the decline in the prices of domestic steel products compared to other exporting countries led local producers to resort to exporting abroad, which helped increase the volume of China’s exports of steel products during the period January-October 2023. In the period from January to October 2023, China exported about …

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Turkey’s wire rod exports down 58.5% in January-September

In September this year, Turkey’s wire rod exports amounted to 54,415 mt, down by 26.9% compared to August and by 65.2% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $31.87 million, dropping by 28.6% compared to the previous month and …

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Europe is considering extending the steel trade truce with the United States

The European Union is studying the possibility of extending the temporary truce with the United States regarding steel and aluminum trade, a possibility that will help circumvent the stalled negotiations and avoid the re-imposition of customs tariffs on transatlantic exports worth $10 billion. Since the imposition of tariffs will resume automatically at the end of …

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Egypt: Ezz Steel announces new prices for flat steel

Ezz Steel Group announced new prices for flat steel after prices remained unchanged for about 9 months and prices rose from 34,485 EGP to 37,000 EGP per tonne, factory delivery, including value-added tax. Statement including VAT Flat Steel 37,000

Türkiye’s consumption of steel products increased by 18.5% in January-September 2023

In September 2023, Turkey’s consumption of steel products increased by 30.3% compared to September 2022, reaching 2.8 million tons, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers Association (TDCU). Steel production in Turkey in September reached 2.89 million tons, an increase of 8.4% compared to September 2022. Steel product exports for the month decreased by …

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ArcelorMittal’s steel production fell by 3.1% in January – September 2023

ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel producers, reduced steel production in the January-September 2023 period by 3.1% compared to the same period in 2022 to 44.4 million tons. Exports decreased by 2.3% year-on-year to 42.3 million tons. This was stated in the quarterly report published on the company’s website. Iron ore production in the …

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The latest update on rebar prices in Egypt is November 08, 2023

According to iron prices daily monitoring in Egypt, rebar prices ranged between EGP 34,000 – and EGP 31,500 EXW. The companies that did not change prices are Ezz Steel EGP 32,135. Suez Steel, EGP 32,050, El-Marakby Steel, EGP 32,000 and El-Garhy Steel, EGP 31,500. The companies that raised prices are Beshay Steel, EGP 39,900, Egyptian …

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US rebar imports down 64.1 percent in September with Egypt and Algeria in the lead

According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, total US imports of rebar reached 55,531 tons in September 2023, down 64.1% from August and 48.6% from September 2022 levels. In terms of value, total rebar imports reached $33.7 million in September 2023, compared to $93.8 million in August, and $82.9 million in September …

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Turkey to maintain AD duty on heavy plate from China

The Turkish Ministry of Trade announced the final results of the final review of anti-dumping duties on heavy plates imported from China. The Department of Commerce found that eliminating antidumping duties on a certain product from China would likely lead to continued or recurring dumping. The applicable anti-dumping rates are 16.89% for Jiangyin Xingcheng Special …

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Libyan Iron and Steel Company announces a discount on some products, November 1, 2023

On November 1, the Libyan Iron and Steel Company announced a reduction in the prices of some products in implementation of the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors’ Decision No. 29/2023.   Product type and size Current price is D.L./ton Wholesaling Retail ٌRebar produced by factory produced (2), diameter (10) mm 3200 3220 Rebar  …

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