US DOC initiates AD/CVD investigation into wire rod imports
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced on April 18th, the initiation of antidumping duty investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Italy, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, and companion countervailing duty CVD investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Italy and Turkey. Alleged dumping margins are as follows: Belarus :... Read More
US wire rod producers file AD/CVD petition against 10 countries
Below mentioned four major US steel producers, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., Nucor Corporation Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., Charter Steel today filed petitions charging that unfairly-traded imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Italy, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom are causing material injury to the domestic industry. The petitions allege that producers... Read More
Algeria may unveil quotas on reinfocing bar imports soon
Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algerian interim trade minister and also minister for housing and urban planning has said that Algeria may unveil quotas on reinforcing bar imports soon. Mr.Tebboune added that he will discuss quotas for reinforcing bar imports and for other product imports at an inter-ministerial meeting, as reported by Algerian and French media. Algeria, the largest importer of Italian origin reinforcing bars, imposed an import licence... Read More
Italy includes Ferriere Nord and Riva Acciaio in cartel probe
The Italian Competition Authority has included two Italian reinforcing bar producers, Ferriere Nord and Riva Acciaio, in its investigation launched in October 2015 on major Italian companies that produce and sell reinforcing bar and steel mesh. This inclusion came after a separate investigation regarding Nuovo Campsider Association, a branch of the Italian steel association Federacciai, found that market information regarding scrap was shared among... Read More
IREPAS in Rome: Participants agree prices are close to the bottom
The 73rd meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Rome, Italy on October 4-6, 2015. There were 84 producer representatives among the 284 registered delegates from 35 different countries. There were also 30 registrations representing 22 different raw material suppliers. IREPAS chairman Kim Marti stated during his opening address that the main challenges the long products industry is facing are overcapacity... Read More
The program of the 73rd IREPAS meeting
October 4th, Sunday 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Cocktail at Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & Spa October 5th, Monday 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS – Kim Marti 09:15 – 10:30 SESSION ONE “The Many Futures of an Industry – Targets, Trends, Trouble, and Taboo” Special Guest Speaker: Professor... Read More
73rd IREPAS meeting will be held in Rome
The 73rd IREPAS meeting will be held on October 4th to 6th, 2015 at The Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & SPA in Rome, Italy in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’15 Conference. All required information can be found here. Read More
IREPAS in Berlin: Specter of rising Chinese exports haunts the markets
The 71st meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Berlin, Germany on September 28-30. There were 82 producer representatives among the 288 registered delegates from 40 different countries. There were 48 registrations representing 33 different raw material suppliers. Raw material suppliers: Increasing Chinese exports will alter market balances Ioannis Meimaroglou, chairman of the IREPAS raw material suppliers... Read More
IREPAS had its 54th meeting with 191 participants
The 54th IREPAS meeting was held on April 2nd and 3rd, along with SteelOrbis’ Spring ’06 “Steel in the Raw” conference at the LeMeridien Excelsior Galia Hotel in Milan. A new record high total of 191 steel industry professionals from 30 different countries attended the conference, during which the current market circumstances and the expectations for future were discussed. Read More
54th IREPAS meeting to be held on 2-3 April in Milan
54th IREPAS meeting will be held at Le Meridien Excelsior Gallia Hotel in Milan, on 2nd and 3rd of April 2006, along with the SteelOrbis Spring 2006 “Steel in the Raw” Conference. Please kindly confirm your participation at www.irepas.com/general/meetingApplication.aspx, if you are a registered member. If you are not a registered member, please first register yourself on www.irepas.com , then confirm your participation. The fee will be €445,-... Read More