IREPAS in Barcelona : Protectionism, raw materials and Turkey top the agenda

The 80th meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Barcelona, Spain on April 7-9, 2019. There were 132 producer representatives among the 416 registered delegates from a total of 48 different countries. There were also 70 registrations representing 40 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference Murat Cebecioglu, chairman of IREPAS, said that IREPAS firmly believes in, has supported... Read More

Short Range Outlook : February 2019

Price levels improve in global long steel products market despite uncertainties Prices in the global long steel products market are better compared to our last report, though there is a certain degree of uncertainty regarding how sustainable the current price levels are. The situation has gotten worse generally in terms of demand and supply, as there seems to be a general worsening of expectations and the numbers coming in do not bode well. Brazilian... Read More

Chinese miners demand antidumping investigation over iron ore imports from Brazil and Australia

Chinese miners are demanding an antidumping investigation over the imports of iron ore from Brazil and Australia, the world’s leading suppliers for the commodity, a media report said this week. Citing a statement from the Metallurgical Miners’ Association of China, Reuters said more than 20 Chinese miners called for tougher measures for the imported commodity coming from Brazil and Australia. The association said “a huge volume” of low-priced... Read More