US Renews Trade Orders on Electrical Steel From Six Countries The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced final results of sunset reviews on trade orders covering *non-oriented silicon steel (NOES)* from six countries. The DOC concluded that removing the ...
EU Approves €3.8 Billion German Aid Scheme for Energy-Intensive Industries The European Commission has approved a *€3.8 billion German state aid program* designed to support energy-intensive industries through temporary electricity price relief. The scheme will run from *Ja...
Outokumpu Supports New EU Steel Safeguard Framework Finland-based stainless steel producer *Outokumpu* has welcomed the European Union’s new steel safeguard measures, saying the updated framework offers stronger protection against global overcapacity, ...
US Finds Zero Dumping Margin on South Korean Cut-to-Length Plate The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate imports from South Korea. The review cov...
India’s Competition Watchdog Finds Seven Steel Bodies in Anti-Trust Probe India’s Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found *seven regional steel industry associations* in violation of anti-trust rules during a wider investigation into alleged price fixing. According...
John Cockerill India Wins $32 Million Galvanizing Line Contract from JSW John Cockerill India has secured a *$32 million contract* to supply a continuous galvanizing line to *JSW Steel Coated Products Limited*. The new line will be installed at JSW’s *Khopoli facility in ...
IMF Cuts 2026 Global Growth Forecast as Geopolitical Risks Rise The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its global growth outlook for 2026, citing intensifying geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions, and market volatility. In its April 2026 World Econ...
US Keeps Trade Orders on Chinese OCTG After Sunset Review The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced final results of sunset reviews on antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering certain *oil country tubular goods (OCTG)* from China. The DOC...
Thailand Orders Closure of BNS Steel Over Regulatory and Environmental Violations Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works has ordered the closure of *BNS Steel Group Co., Ltd.*, citing multiple legal, operational, and environmental violations. The company, with annual production...
EUROMETAL Calls for EU Steel Safeguards to Cover Downstream Products European steel distributors, processors, and manufacturers have urged the European Union to extend steel safeguard measures to downstream steel-based products, warning of growing deindustrialization r...
UAE’s AGSI Launches New Rebar Rolling Mill, Expands Capacity UAE-based steelmaker Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI) has officially started commercial production at its new rebar rolling mill, *HRM 3*, in Abu Dhabi. The new facility adds *600,000 metric tons...
India Introduces New Pricing Rules for Low-Grade Iron Ore to Support Steel Mills India’s Ministry of Mines has announced new pricing rules for low-grade iron ore in a move aimed at increasing raw material availability for domestic steel producers. The revised framework, introduce...
