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U.S. Cancels Antidumping Review on Swiss Steel Tubing Amid Lack of Imports The US Department of Commerce has rescinded its *administrative review of antidumping duties on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Switzerland*, citing *no import activity during the review period*.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...
U.S. Assigns Zero Dumping Margin to POSCO in Wire Rod Review The US Department of Commerce has announced the *final results of its antidumping duty review on carbon and alloy steel wire rod imports from South Korea*, covering the period from *May 1, 2023, to Ap...
UK Tightens Steel Import Controls, Expands Safeguards to New Product Categories The UK Government has introduced *new steel trade measures*, including *expanded safeguard coverage and stricter import quotas*, aimed at protecting domestic producers. Under the new framework, effec...
ArcelorMittal Completes $1.13 Billion Renewable Energy Investment in Brazil ArcelorMittal has announced the completion of *$1.13 billion in renewable energy investments in Brazil*, marking a major milestone in its *energy transition strategy*. The projects—spanning *wind and...
U.S. Sets Final Antidumping Duty at 18.87% on Turkish Rebar The US Department of Commerce has announced the *final results of its antidumping duty (AD) review on steel rebar imports from Turkey*, confirming that certain exporters *sold products below normal va...
Ukraine Industry Urges Revival of Extractive Waste Law to Align with EU Standards The National Association of the Extractive Industry of Ukraine has called on lawmakers to *resume consideration of draft law No. 12180 on waste management in the extractive sector*, stressing its impo...
Vietnam Imposes Provisional Anti-Circumvention Duty on Chinese HRC Imports Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the imposition of a *provisional anti-circumvention duty of 27.83% on certain hot-rolled coil (HRC) imports from China*, effective *April 17*. P...
