74th IREPAS meeting will be held in Lisbon

The 74th IREPAS meeting will be held on April 10th to 12th, 2016 at the Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa in Lisbon, Portugal in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring 16′ Conference. All required information can be found here.  Read More

EUROFER not happy with the provisional antidumping duty on Chinese HFP rebar imports

The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that it welcomes the European Commission’s imposition of provisional antidumping measures on imports of Chinese origin high fatigue performance (HFP) rebar, but also questions their effectiveness in actually deterring wider Chinese dumping. According to EUROFER, the provisional measures, as low as nine percent, cannot remedy... Read More

Provisional antidumping duty imposed on HFP rebar imports from China to the EU

The European Commission has announced that it has decided to impose provisional antidumping duty on high fatigue performance (HFP) rebar imports from China for a period of six months. The investigation was launched on April 30, 2015 as a result of an application by EUROFER, alleging that imports of HFP rebar from China have increased in absolute terms and in terms of market share.... Read More

Announcement of the Appointment of New Chairman of the Board of Directors

IREPAS is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Murat Cebecioglu as the new Chairman of its Board. Mr. Murat Cebecioglu, Export Manager of ICDAS since 2009 succeeds Mr. Kim Marti. IREPAS would like to convey its appreciation to Mr. Kim Marti. His leadership, talent and expertise have been a great asset to the Association in his time as Chairman and we are pleased to have his... Read More

Brazil initiates antidumping investigation for rebar imports from Turkey

The Brazilian government has announced that it has initiated an antidumping investigation on rebar imports from Turkey. The investigation was launched upon the complaint lodged by local producers Gerdau and ArcelorMittal, which claimed that rebar imports from Turkey were dumped and have been causing material injury to the domestic industry. The investigation covers the period between... Read More

CVD duty investigation for Chinese rebar imports initiated in Australia

Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated a countervailing (CVD) duty investigation against Chinese rebar imports. The duty investigation launched by following an application lodged by domestic producer OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd claims that the goods were in receipt of countervailable subsidies from China and that the subsidization has caused... Read More

China to cut export tax on steel billets

China will cut export tariffs on high-purity pig iron to 10 percent and some steel billets to 20 percent on Jan. 1 , down from a temporary rate of 25 percent this year, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on its website.  Read More

Short Range Outlook : December 2015

Sentiment generally negative in global long steel products market Sentiment in the global long steel products market is generally negative due to the expected seasonal slowdown at the end of the year. Most markets are approaching holidays periods and, as buyers in many areas decided on their last purchases of the year in the previous weeks, activity has slackened lately. EU and... Read More

Short Range Outlook : November 2015

Downtrend in global longs market in October against all seasonal expectations The global long steel products market has come back to life at the end of October and in early November as speculative purchasing has started to be observed following the downward spiral of scrap prices seen after the last IREPAS meeting held in Rome in early October, which had made it almost impossible... Read More

EU will continue the antidumping duty on wire rod imports from China

The European Commission has announced that it has decided to continue collecting antidumping (AD) duty from Chinese wire rod imports following the expiry review initiated in August 2014. Taking into consideration the immense production level of wire rod in China and its dumping practices to third countries as well as the attractiveness of the EU market, the Commission has found... Read More