US Sets Final Countervailing Duties on Algerian Rebar Imports The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar imports from Algeria. The review found that *counterva...
Italian Steel Industry Calls for Urgent Reform of EU ETS and Stronger Industrial Strategy The Italian steel industry has called for sweeping regulatory changes, with *Federacciai President Antonio Gozzi urging the European Union to revise its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and adopt a more...
Kazakhstan and China Announce $1.2 Billion Steel Plant Project Kazakhstan and China are set to strengthen industrial cooperation through a major new project, with plans to *build a steel plant in southern Kazakhstan with an investment of $1.2 billion*. The facil...
BIR Raises Concerns Over Green Steel Standards, Warns of Risks to Decarbonization Goals The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has issued a warning that *current “green steel” classification methods could undermine global decarbonization efforts in the steel industry*. Steel produc...
India’s Steel Output Surges in FY 2025–26 as Exports Jump and Imports Decline *India’s crude steel production reached an estimated 168.4 million metric tons in fiscal year 2025–26, marking a 10.7% year-on-year increase*, according to a statement from the Ministry of Steel on Ap...
Kazakhstan and China Plan $1.2 Billion Steel Plant to Boost Industrial Capacity Kazakhstan and China are moving forward with plans to construct a *$1.2 billion steel plant with an annual capacity of up to 3 million tons*, as part of efforts to expand industrial production and att...
CBAM Weighs Heavily on Ukraine’s Steel Sector, Export Losses Mount The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is already exerting a *significant negative impact on Ukraine’s steel industry*, with *more than 1.1 million tons of export orders lost i...
U.S. Cancels Antidumping Review on Swiss Steel Tubing Amid Lack of Imports The US Department of Commerce has rescinded its *administrative review of antidumping duties on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Switzerland*, citing *no import activity during the review period*. T...
Brazilian Slab Exports Drop 63% in March as Supply Shifts Domestically Brazil’s slab exports declined sharply in March, falling *63% month-on-month to 297,600 tons*, according to figures released by Secex. Exports to the United States dropped significantly, from *536,90...
Egypt Imposes Three-Year Safeguard Duties on Flat Steel Imports Egypt has announced the imposition of *final safeguard duties on imports of flat steel products*, including *hot-rolled coil (HRC), cold-rolled coil (CRC), hot-dip galvanized (HDG), and pre-painted ga...
EU Sets First CBAM Certificate Price at €75.36 for Q1 2026 The European Commission has announced the *first official Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) certificate price*, setting it at *€75.36 for the first quarter of 2026*. The pricing is based on t...
Thailand Steel Prices Set to Rise 10–15% Amid Mounting Cost Pressures Thailand’s steel industry has announced that *prices across all product categories are expected to increase by 10–15% in April*, driven by *rising energy, logistics, and raw material costs*. Accordin...
