The program of the 92nd meeting in Athens
Day 1: Sunday, April 27, 2025 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Athenaeum InterContinental Athens Hotel Day 2: Monday, April 28, 2025 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 10:50 SESSION ONE – Critical changes in the global long steel markets and macroeconomic overview -... Read More
US officially slaps tariffs on Canada and Mexico, doubles tariffs on China
The US government has officially implemented 25 percent tariffs on all imports from its two leading trading partners Canada and Mexico as of today, March 4, according to a statement made by the White House. Also, energy imports from Canada will be subject to 10 percent tariffs. In early February this year, while postponing the tariffs in question, US President Donald Trump gave the Canadian and Mexican administrations 30 days to curb what he described... Read More
Trump announces 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports
US President Donald Trump has announced 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports on Monday, February 10. Trump stated that the tariffs, which will apply to the products from trading partners with duty-free exemptions or tariff-rate quota deals, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, the EU, Japan and the UK, will be effective as of March 12, 2025. However, a White House official subsequently stated that... Read More
Trump postpones tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days
US President Donald Trump has stated via social media that he has decided to postpone the recently announced additional 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Following the tariff announcements, Trump held conversations with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in which he expressed his concerns regarding border security. The Canadian and Mexican administrations made various commitments to... Read More
US officially imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
US President Donald Trump has imposed 25 percent additional tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent additional tariff on imports from China with the aim of ensuring national security and protecting the interests of Americans, according to a statement released by the White House. The tariffs in question will remain in force until the subject countries meet President Trump’s requirements. In the meantime should these countries... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2024
Gloomy demand picture prevails in global longs market, but possible bright spots on horizon The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market is being impacted strongly by low demand and it is reasonable to expect that, if the US introduces new market protection measures, other countries will follow. There is simply not enough demand in the world for all the steel produced. Despite the overall gloomy scenario of mostly insufficient... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2024
Gloom persists in global longs market, no sign yet of corner being turned Demand in the global long steel products market continues to lag behind supply and the bottom of the market may not have been seen yet. The steel volumes being produced and being consumed are not growing. On the contrary, they are down in most regions. A lot depends on China Everyone one is expecting some move from Beijing, to slow down exports from China. The iron ore price... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2023
No supply-demand improvement in global longs market, regionalization prevails The supply and demand situation in the global long steel products market is not getting any better, which continues to put pressure on producers. The increasing political influence on trade flows and particular markets in the form of antidumping and/or countervailing duties including also supply chain restrictions are leading to a more and more regionalized trade with a... Read More
IREPAS in Istanbul: Uncertainty prevails in slow market with weak demand
The 89th meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Istanbul on September 17-19, marking the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the association, in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall ’23 Conference. There were 217 representatives from 61 different producers among the 783 registered delegates from a total of 59 different countries. There were also 105 registrations representing 55 different raw... Read More
The program of the 89th meeting in Istanbul
Day 1: Sunday, September 17, 2023 19:00 – 22:00 Welcome cocktail at Swissôtel The Bosphorus Day 2: Monday, September 18, 2023 09:15 – 09:30 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS 09:30 – 11:30 SESSION ONE: Critical changes in the global long steel markets - Keynote speech: Figures and comments from WTO report Illicit... Read More