US Rebar Exports Surge in January Despite Annual Decline US rebar exports recorded a sharp monthly rebound in January 2026, according to official trade data. Total exports reached *13,026 metric tons, marking a 293.4% increase month-on-month*, although sti...
South Africa Imposes Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties on Asian Flat Steel Imports South Africa has moved to protect its domestic steel industry by imposing definitive antidumping duties on flat rolled steel imports from China, Japan, and Taiwan. The country’s trade authority concl...
Mexico Sets Preliminary Anti-Dumping Duties on Hot Rolled Steel from China and Vietnam Mexico has issued preliminary findings in its antidumping investigation into hot rolled flat steel imports from China and Vietnam, signaling potential trade restrictions ahead. According to the Mexic...
European Auto Supply Chain Under Pressure from China and Rising Imports The *European automotive supply chain* is facing mounting pressure from *Chinese competition, rising imports and geopolitical uncertainty*, according to *Cosmin Bakai of Autoliv*. Speaking at the *Eu...
EU Steel Tube Sector Shows Signs of Stabilization, Growth to Remain Limited The *European steel tube industry* has shown early signs of recovery after a prolonged downturn, according to the latest outlook from *EUROFER*. In *Q3 2025, output increased by 3.8% year on year*, e...
HZL and Tata Steel Partner to Expand Low-Carbon Zinc Use in Steelmaking India’s *Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL)* and *Tata Steel* have signed a strategic agreement to *expand the use of low-carbon zinc solutions in steel production*, marking a step forward in industrial dec...
US Finds No Dumping for Japanese Nickel-Plated Steel from Toyo Kohan The *US Department of Commerce (DOC)* has concluded its administrative review of *diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat rolled steel products from Japan*, assigning a *zero percent dumping margin to ...
Turkish Steel Producers Say Anti-Dumping Measures Still Insufficient Turkey’s *Cold Rolled, Galvanized and Coated Steel Producers Association (SOGAD)* has welcomed the government’s anti-dumping findings against imports from *China and South Korea*, but warned that the ...
Global Long Steel Market Faces Rising Uncertainty Amid Middle East Conflict Uncertainty in the *global long steel products market* has increased sharply due to the *ongoing conflict in the Middle East*, according to the *International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association...
Energy-Intensive Industries Urge EU to Cut Electricity Costs in Electrification Plan European energy-intensive industries have called on the *European Commission to prioritize lower electricity prices* in the upcoming *EU Electrification Action Plan (EAP)*. In a joint position paper,...
UK Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Tin Mill Products The *UK government has approved new anti-dumping duties on tin mill product imports from China*, following an investigation by the *Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)*. The measure *took effect on March ...
US Launches Section 301 Investigations into Global Manufacturing Overcapacity and Forced Labor The *Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)* has launched *two new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974*, targeting *global manufacturing overcapacity and forced ...
