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...
worldsteel Forecasts Global Steel Demand Recovery in 2026, Stronger Growth in 2027 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has projected a gradual recovery in global steel demand over the next two years. According to its April 2026 Short Range Outlook report: *Global steel deman...
EU Reaches Provisional Deal on New Steel Protection Measures The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on new trade measures designed to protect the EU steel sector from rising imports and global overcapa...
Vietnam’s Steel Imports Jump Nearly 45% in March Vietnam’s steel imports recorded a sharp monthly increase in March 2026, according to newly released customs data. The country imported *1.24 million metric tons of steel in March*, representing a *4...
US Finalizes Antidumping Duty on Spanish PC Strand Imports The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) imports from S...
EU Moves to Close Rebar Quota Loophole Under Steel Safeguard Rules The European Commission has introduced new measures to stop circumvention of steel safeguard quotas involving rebar imports. According to the Commission, some rebar products traditionally imported un...
US Announces Preliminary Dumping Margins on Japanese Hot-Rolled Steel The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan. The review covers the perio...
Tata Steel Plans 7 Million-Ton Capacity Expansion in India Tata Steel is accelerating expansion in India, targeting an additional *7 million metric tons per year* of steelmaking capacity through investments in existing operations. The company said it has alr...
GSCC Launches Two-Year Review of Global Steel Emissions Standard The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has begun a *comprehensive two-year review* of its Steel Climate Standard, a key global benchmark for measuring and reporting carbon emissions in the steel indu...
