Brazil's Niobium Ferroalloy Exports Drop Sharply in June *Brazil's exports of niobium ferroalloys fell by nearly 23% in June*, totaling *8,073 metric tons*, down from *10,515 mt in May*, according to official trade data from *SECEX*. *Asia Remains Top Dest...
BHP Warns Green Iron Still Too Costly for Australia Despite China Pact *BHP Group has cautioned that producing green iron in Australia remains economically unviable*, even in the wake of a landmark *Australia-China agreement aimed at decarbonizing the global steel supply...
U.S. Steel Imports Rise Nearly 20% in May 2025 Despite Year-on-Year Decline U.S. steel imports surged in *May 2025*, increasing *19.6% from April* to reach *2,256,042 metric tons (mt)*, according to *preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce*. However, the total m...
Brazil Extends Antidumping Duties on Non-Oriented Grain Silicon Steel Imports Brazil’s *Foreign Trade Chamber (GECEX)* has announced the *extension of antidumping duties* on imports of *flat rolled silicon steel (non-oriented grain, or NOG steel)* from *Germany, China, South Ko...
South Korea Imposes Final Antidumping Duties on Vietnamese Cold Rolled Stainless Steel *South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance* has officially imposed *final antidumping (AD) duties* on *cold rolled stainless steel imports from Vietnam*, following the conclusion of its investigat...
India’s Xin Wheels Injects €50,000 to Launch European Subsidiary Xin Wheels India Ltd (WIL) has taken a significant step toward expanding its global footprint by investing in its newly formed European subsidiary. According to a regulatory filing on Monday, July 14...
China’s Coal Imports Drop Sharply in First Half of 2025 China's coal imports saw a significant decline in the first half of the year, according to the latest data released by Chinese customs authorities. From *January to June 2025*, the country imported *...
UK Steel Industry Avoids Electricity Cost Surge as Government Scraps Zonal Pricing Plan The *UK government has officially dropped plans for zonal electricity pricing* as part of its *Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA)*, a move welcomed by the domestic steel industry. *Secr...
Canada Finalizes Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties on Chinese OCTG and Seamless Casing The *Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)* has *concluded its latest review* on *oil country tubular goods (OCTG)* and *seamless casing* imported from China, setting new *normal values and countervail...
US Steel Tariff on Brazilian Imports Could Hit 100% Starting August *Brazilian steel exports to the United States could soon face a crippling 100% import tariff*, according to *Marco Polo Mello Lopes*, executive president of the *Brazilian Steel Institute (IABr)*. Sp...
Brazil’s Heavy Plate Exports Hold Steady in June, Imports Surge *Brazil maintained its export volume of heavy steel plates in June*, shipping a total of *15,900 metric tons (mt)* — the same level as recorded in May, according to the country’s foreign trade system ...
Nippon Steel to Double U.S. Crude Steel Output in Five Years with $11 Billion Investment *Nippon Steel CEO Eiji Hashimoto has unveiled a bold expansion strategy to double the company’s crude steel production in the United States within the next three to five years*, focusing on major upgr...
