Thailand Extends Antidumping Duties on Steel Pipe Imports from Vietnam Thailand’s *Committee of Dumping and Subsidy* has decided to *extend antidumping (AD) duties on certain steel pipe products from Vietnam for another five years*, effective *January 12, 2026*. The com...
SAIL Secures Long-Term Natural Gas Supply from GAIL for IISCO Expansion India’s state-owned steel producer *Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)* has signed a *long-term natural gas supply agreement with GAIL India Limited* to support the expansion of its *IISCO Steel ...
UAE’s Emsteel and Modon Sign Strategic MoU on Sustainable Steel Solutions *Emsteel*, the largest steel producer in the *United Arab Emirates*, has signed a *strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU)* with local developer *Modon* to explore collaboration on sustainable ste...
Kyoei Steel Raises Vinton Steel Capacity Target to 360,000 Net Tons Japan-based *Kyoei Steel* has revised its investment plan for *Vinton Steel LLC* in the US, raising the planned annual capacity to *360,000 net tons*, up from 330,000 net tons. The revision is part o...
China’s Crude Steel Output Falls by 44 Million Tonnes in 2025 China’s crude steel production declined by *44.2 million metric tons in 2025*, exceeding market expectations, according to data from the *National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)*. Full-year output figure...
Japan’s Domestic Steel Consumption Down 1% in January–November 2025 Japan’s domestic steel consumption declined *1% year on year* to *39.23 million metric tons* in the first *11 months of 2025*, according to data from the *Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF)*. In ...
Ukraine’s Kametstal Develops Seven New Steel Products in 2025 *Kametstal Iron and Steel Works*, part of Ukraine’s *Metinvest Group*, has announced that it developed *seven of the 11 new metal products* launched by Metinvest in *2025*, reinforcing its leading rol...
EU Parliament Moves Toward Suspending EU–US Trade Deal After New US Tariff Threats The European Parliament is signaling a potential suspension of the *EU–US trade agreement* following renewed tariff threats by *US President Donald Trump*, according to media reports. Trump recently ...
US Steelmakers Urge Stronger Trade Enforcement to Address Global Overcapacity At the annual *State of Steel hearing in the US Congress*, senior US steel executives called for *stronger trade enforcement measures* amid persistent global overcapacity. *Barry Schneider, President...
US Sets Preliminary Subsidy Rates on Rebar Imports from Vietnam, Egypt and Algeria *The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued preliminary countervailing duty results on rebar imports from Vietnam, Egypt and Algeria*, covering the review period from *January 1 to December 31, 20...
China Establishes Working Group to Accelerate Rare Earth Steel Applications *China has set up a new working group to promote the development and large-scale application of rare earth steel*, according to the *China Iron and Steel Association (CISA)*. The working group was fo...
India’s Stainless Steel Semi-Finished Imports Rise 22% in 2025 as Slab Volumes Surge *India’s imports of semi-finished stainless steel rose 22% year-on-year in calendar year 2025*, reaching *665,000 tonnes*, driven primarily by a sharp increase in slab imports, according to market dat...
