Our Mission

Our mission is; to develop understanding between producers, traders and consumers of long steel products around the world;

to add value to international trading activities of our members by providing an environment facilitating better relationships with the shipping and finance industries as well as inspection services;

to help our members reach useful information about the markets around the globe;

to facilitate an environment in which our members can meet new parties to create business opportunuties;

to create a better atmosphere for fair business.

News

Short Range Outlook : March 2025

Global longs market overwhelmed by spiral of trade measures, everybody afraid to do business amid current unpredictability The global long steel products market is currently overwhelmed by a spiral of duties and trade measures – protectionism such as has never been experienced before. The scenario for global the long steel trade is being re-written now [...]

Trump administration backs down on 50 percent tariffs for Canada following Canadian concessions on power price hikes

Following earlier reports that the Trump administration would impose doubled 50 percent tariffs on Canadian exports of steel and aluminum in reaction to an earlier decision by the Canadian government to impose 25 percent increases in electricity prices to Michigan, Minnesota and New York, administration officials said later today that US will drop the additional [...]

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