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China’s steel production is 935.11 million t in January-November 2022

In January-November 2022, China’s steel companies reduced steel production by 1.4% compared to the same period in 2021 – to 935.11 million tons. The production of steel products in China for 11 months reached 1.225 billion tons, decreasing by 0.7% to January-November 2021. The output of pig iron during this period decreased by 0.4% y/y …

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Steel prices in the third week of December 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 385$/tonne , Iron ore price was 112$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 512 and 630 $/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 670 and 680$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 680 and 690 $ / tonne.

ٌReport : Steel markets will normalise in 2023, excluding China

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has stated that the global steel sector will not fully recover in 2023 from the supply-demand shift in favour of the end-markets amid reduced consumption in the second half of this year. Since the global economic slowdown has ended the period of exceptionally high prices supported by pent-up demand …

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UAE: Rebar prices decline 20% during the second half

The Secretary-General of the Emirates Iron Producers Committee and Senior Vice President of Marketing at the Emirates Arkan Steel Group, Mohammed Salem Al-Afari, stated on the sidelines of the “Big Five” construction exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Center that the volume of consumption of reinforcing steel products in the local market since the beginning …

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4.5 billion dirhams of reinforcing steel sales in the Emirates in 2022, and new expansions from Emirates Steel Arkan for flats production

Mohamed Salem Al-Afari, Secretary General of the Emirates Steel Producers Committee and Senior Vice President of Marketing at the Emirates Arkan Steel Group, said: The value of sales of the reinforcing steel market in the country during 2022 amounts to about 4.5 billion dirhams, while the volume of domestic consumption is estimated since the beginning …

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Steel prices in the second week of December 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 385$/tonne , Iron ore price was 112$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 515 and 522$/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 675 and 680$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 690 and 705$ / tonne.

US and European Union are considering imposing new tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum

A US agency revealed that the United States and the European Union are considering imposing new tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum as part of the fight against carbon dioxide emissions Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the situation, that the idea originated in the administration of US President Joe Biden, but it is still …

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Steel prices in the first week of December 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 378$/tonne , Iron ore price was 107$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 495 and 555$/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 660 and 680$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 680 and 680$ / tonne.

Japan imposes AD duties on galvanized steel wire from China and S. Korea

Japan’s Ministry of Finance has announced that it has decided to impose antidumping duties on imports of galvanized steel wire originating in China and South Korea for a period of five years, following an investigation which started on June 14, 2021. The antidumping duties are at 26.5% – 41.7% for China and 9.8% – 24.5% …

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Iraq’s Van Steel launches commercial rebar production

Despite numerous challenges, among which are the global economic headwinds and local political instability, a new steel facility has been commissioned in Iraq. Rather positive long-term prospects for rebar demand are the main reason for capacity expansion taking place in the Kurdistan region. Iraq’s Galiawa Group announced the launch of the second rolling mill at …

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Steel prices in the fourth week of November 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 353$/tonne , Iron ore price was 100$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 480 and 540$/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 635 and 650$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 670 and 670$ / tonne.

China’s steel bar exports rise strongly in Oct, with expectations of an increase in November

In October this year, China’s exports of steel bars amounted to 0.65 million mt, up 79.5% year on year and rising by 14 % month on month, while exports of wire rod and angles/channels amounted to 160,000 mt and 320,000 mt, up 4.0 % and up 151 % year on year, while increasing by 6.7 …

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India abolishes export duty on key iron and steel products to boost local industry

The Indian government heeded local producers’ pleas and abolished export duties on the main iron and steel products. The suppliers now intend to increase domestic prices. On November 18, the Indian Ministry of Finance lifted export duties on carbon flats as well as carbon and alloy longs. The duties for pig iron, pellets and iron …

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China’s rebar output down 9.5% in January-October 2022

In the January-October period this year, China’s rebar production totaled 198.344 million mt, down 13.8% year on year, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In the first ten months, Chinese wire rod production amounted to 119.558 million mt, down 8.4% year on year. In October alone, China’s rebar and wire rod production amounted …

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Steel prices in the third week of November 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 339$/tonne , Iron ore price was 99$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 480 and 580$/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 620 and 635$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 640 and 660$ / tonne.

Turkey’s rebar exports decreased by 17.8% from January to September 2022

In September of this year, Turkey’s rebar exports reached 507.660 tonnes, down 12.3 per cent compared to August and down 29.4 per cent year on year, according to preliminary data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the total revenue generated by these exports amounted to $340.24 million, down by 10.8% compared to August and …

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Steel prices in the second week of November 2022

According to the prices of the global steel markets, the scrap price reached 340$/tonne , Iron ore price was 92$/tonne , while the prices of billets ranged between 490 and 580$/tonne, and the prices of rebar ranged between 6250and 64$ / tonne, Wire Rod ranged between 645 and 680$ / tonne.