Canada to maintain antidumping duties on rebar imports from six countries
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has announced that it will continue to impose antidumping (AD) duty on reinforcing bar imports from six countries, namely, Belarus, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Portugal, and Spain, following the conclusion of the expiry review. The applicable duties range between 2.4 percent and 108.5 percent. The antidumping duties were imposed in May 2017. The products in question currently fall under Customs Tariff... Read More
Information on 88th IREPAS meeting in Barcelona, Spain
We are delighted to confirm that our first meeting in 2023, the 88th IREPAS meeting will be held at the InterContinental Barcelona on May 7-9 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’23 Conference. You may find all details including the agenda and registration information at the following link. Read More
The 88th IREPAS meeting will be held in Barcelona, Spain
The 88th IREPAS meeting will be held on May 7th to 9th, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Spring’23 Conference. Details will be announced later. Read More
US issues preliminary antidumping duty review results for rebar from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) duty order on reinforcing bars imported from Mexico for the period between November 1, 2020, and October 31, 2021. Accordingly, the US DOC has determined that Mexican companies’ sales of the subject goods were made below normal value during the period of review. The DOC has determined the below weighted-average dumping margins: Deacero... Read More
India scraps export taxes on steel and some raw materials, adds import tariffs on coal and coke
In a slew of tariff changes, the Indian government has scrapped export duties on pig iron, specified iron and steel products and pellets, according to a government notification late on Friday, November 18. As a result, 15 percent export duties from India on major longs and flat steel products, as well as pig iron, have been lowered to zero, while the export duty of 45 percent on pellets has also been scrapped. The export duty on iron ore lumps and... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2022
Demand at crisis levels in global longs market, unlikely to improve in coming months Demand in the global long steel products market is either very low or there is no demand at all, depending on the region. Overall demand is less than real supply and possible supply increases. The demand for ferrous materials has also slowed down considerably as industrial outlooks have lost visibility. Energy cost uncertainty and the destruction of demand have led... Read More
IREPAS in Monaco: The current crisis is a once-in-a-generation event
The 87th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Monaco, on October 9-11, 2022, in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall ’22 Conference. There were 108 producer representatives from 40 different companies among the 407 registered delegates from a total of 48 different countries. There were also 69 registrations representing 43 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat... Read More
US DOC continues CVD order on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the sunset review on the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey. The DOC found that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on the given product from the country would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of subsidies. The final subsidy rate is at 15.99 percent for Habas Sinai ve Tıbbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi A.S. The countervailing duty... Read More
US DOC to continue antidumping orders on rebar from three countries
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey, Taiwan and Japan. The DOC found that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on the given product from these three countries would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The DOC has determined weighted-average dumping margins of up to 4.17 percent for Turkey, up... Read More
The program of the 87th meeting in Monaco
Day 1: Sunday, October 9,2022 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Fairmont Monte Carlo Day 2: Monday, October 10, 2022 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:10 – 10:40 SESSION ONE: Critical changes in global long steel markets – Long products, pig iron and EU - Long products market outlook Overview... Read More