Sarıtaş Paslanmaz Çelik Doubles Down on Solar to Power Green Steel Ambitions *Turkish stainless steel manufacturer Sarıtaş Paslanmaz Çelik* is significantly ramping up its solar energy investment as part of its push toward more sustainable steel production. The company announc...
South Korea Extends Provisional Antidumping Duties on Chinese Stainless Steel Plate South Korea’s *Ministry of Economy and Finance* has announced an extension of *provisional antidumping duties on stainless steel plate imports from China*, maintaining a *tariff rate of 21.62%*. The d...
Vietnam’s Steel Imports Drop 9.6% in June, Scrap Imports Stay Steady Vietnam’s *steel imports fell sharply by 9.6% month-on-month in June 2025*, totaling *1.17 million metric tons*, according to newly released data from the *General Department of Customs*. In contrast,...
Peru Imposes Preliminary Antidumping Duty on Chinese Wire Rod Imports Peru’s *National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI)* has announced the *preliminary results of its antidumping investigation* into imports ...
Trump Announces Up to 40% Tariffs on Imports from 14 Countries, Excludes Steel In a major escalation of trade tensions, *U.S. President Donald Trump* has announced *new tariffs of up to 40% on imports from 14 countries*, effective *August 1, 2025*. The tariffs aim to *reduce the...
Canada Extends Preliminary Phase of Antidumping Probe on Steel Wire Imports from 10 Countries The *Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)* has announced an extension of the preliminary phase in its antidumping investigation into *certain carbon and alloy steel wire imports* originating from *Chi...
US Commerce Department Assigns Zero Dumping Margin to South Korea’s HiSteel on Heavy-Walled Pipes The *U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)* has announced the final results of its administrative review concerning the antidumping (AD) duty order on *heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes a...
Pakistan Expands Antidumping Duties to Chinese Galvalume Steel After Circumvention Probe Pakistan’s *National Tariff Commission (NTC)* has announced it will *extend existing antidumping duties on galvanized steel to include galvalume steel imports from China*, following a completed circum...
Shandong Steel Forecasts Return to Profit in First Half of 2025 *Shandong Iron and Steel Company Ltd* has announced that it expects to post a *gross profit of RMB 293 million ($41 million)* for the first half of 2025, marking a dramatic turnaround from a *gross lo...
France Urges Tougher EU Tariffs on Chinese Imports to Shield European Industry France is calling on the European Union to *expand and intensify tariffs on Chinese imports*, warning that *China’s industrial overcapacity poses a serious threat* to Europe’s economic foundation. Sp...
Australia Expects $19 Billion Drop in Iron Ore Export Revenue by 2027 Australia anticipates a $19 billion decline in iron ore export revenues by 2027, driven by cooling demand from China and a global pivot toward greener alternatives. The forecast reflects both short-te...
Steel Import Quotas to EU Exceeded Early in Q3 A number of countries have already surpassed their EU steel import quotas for Q3, signaling robust demand and tight supply within the bloc. This rapid quota exhaustion could lead to higher import duti...
