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Turkey’s steel export value up 49.9% in Jan-Mar 2022

According to the provisional foreign trade statistics compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 75.1% to $8.17 billion compared to March 2021. In the January-March period this year, Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose by 138.5% year on year to $26.40 billion. In March, Turkey’s iron …

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Building Materials Chamber: Rebar prices fell 830 pounds in the Egyptian market

Ahmed El-Zeini, head of the Building Materials Division, announced that some iron companies started reducing prices, as Ezz Steel reduced the iron prices of a tonne by about 830 pounds for the  May prices 2022 so that the price of a tonne of Ezz Steel reaches 19170 pounds, delivery to the factory land includes value-added …

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Turkish metal producers’ foreign sales prices up 9.71% in March from February

According to the figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year, Turkish producers’ foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general increased by 7.29 per cent compared to February and was up by 105.82 per cent year on year, while an average rise of 59.47 per cent was registered for the last …

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Ukraine’s ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih seeks new export route 

Ukraine’s ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has announced that the mill is looking for new plans for steel export and coal import from Kazakhstan and Poland. Kazakhstan can meet 30% of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih coke demand as the company plans to import from Kazakhstan instead of Russia. The company is also communicating with Poland to build infrastructures …

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Egypt tops the countries importing HRC steel plates from Turkey in  January – February 2022

Higher prices for global and domestic steel products in Turkey contributed to a significant increase in its flat steel products (HRC) exports in February, which rose by 43.5% year-on-year to 108,987 tons, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). North Africa topped the list of HRC buyers with a 40% share in February, with bookings …

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Value of Turkey’s exports of rebar increased by 39.6% in January-February

In February this year, Turkey’s rebar exports amounted to 551,822 metric tons, up 10.6 percent compared to January and decreasing by 1.7 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $386.9 million, increasing by 9.6 percent compared to January …

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Japan steel group : Russia-Ukraine conflict to have huge impact on global steel demand

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which are exporters of steel products, will have a huge impact on global steel demand and trade if it lasts for a long time, the head of a Japanese steel industry group said. “Even before the Ukraine crisis, we had faced three risk factors to dent steel demand — …

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Turkey’s steel export value up 52.5% in Jan-Feb 2022

In February this year Turkey’s foreign trade deficit increased by 135.5% to $7.88 billion compared to February 2021,according to the provisional foreign trade statistics compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). In the January-February period this year, Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose by 183.3% year on year to $18.15 billion. In February, Turkey’s iron and …

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China’s steel sector PMI declines in March amid spread of Covid-19

In March this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 44.3%, down 3.0 percentage points compared to February, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC), which is part of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). In March, the production index for the Chinese steel sector …

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Turkey’s steel import value up 53.5% in January-February 2022

In February this year the value of Turkey’s iron and steel imports increased by 46.1% year on year, totaling $2.67 billion,According to the provisional foreign trade statistics compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). In the given month, iron and steel ranked in second place among the most imported products of the country in terms …

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Libyan Iron and Steel Company explains the reasons for raising iron prices

The Libyan Iron and Steel Company explained the reasons it relied on recently to raise the prices of its products by 20%, pointing out that it relies in its production operations on many inputs that are imported from abroad, including iron pellets, steel billets, tiles, refractory materials, and additive operating materials, spare parts and more. …

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Average prices of steel and cement in Saudi Arabia in February 2022

According to the General Authority for Statistics, the average price of rebar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increased in February 2020 to 3591.70 riyals, up by 12  riyals compared to the price of January 2022, which amounted to 3579.34 riyals, and up by 118 compared to February 2021, which amounted to 3473.7 riyals. As …

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