Metallurgy news

• US has full sunset reviews planned for PC from 15 countries The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has scheduled full five-year (sunset) reviews to determine whether the repeal of existing trade remedies orders on prestressed concrete steel wire (PS) strands from 15 countries will result in continued or recurrent material harm to the U.S.... 17.07.2026  01:00

• Brazil welcomes US decision to exempt pig iron from increased import duties Although the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) decision to exclude iron imports from higher tariffs was expected by market participants, it did bring relief to independent producers, sources told SteelOrbis.These iron producers operate small blast furnaces in Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo in the... 16.07.2026  20:00

• The ship carrying Indian timber to the UAE partially sank in the Strait of Hormuz The Luni, a Turkish-owned vessel flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, partially sank in the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The ship was bound for Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a cargo of steel billets loaded at the port of Kandla in the western Indian... 16.07.2026  18:00

• HDG exports from Brazil fell by 20% in June, while imports more than quadrupled. Brazil exported 21,700 metric tons (t) of hot-dip galvanized (HDG) products in June, up from 27,000 tons in May, while its HDG imports increased to 55,500 tons in June from 12,500 tons in May, representing a fourfold increase, according to Secex data. The Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat of the... 16.07.2026  18:00

• VSA: Vietnam steel industry under pressure from trade barriers, CBAM The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said Vietnam's crude steel production reached about 14.8 million tons in the first half of the year, up 21.2 percent year-on-year, while steel consumption rose 13.1 percent to about 17.9 million tons, providing a solid basis for further growth, according to... 16.07.2026  17:00

• Passenger car sales in India increased by 26 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-2027 According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday, July 16, passenger car sales in India, measured by shipments from manufacturers to dealers, totaled 1,273,811 units in the first quarter of the 2026-2027 fiscal year, covering the period from April to... 16.07.2026  17:00

• US exempts Brazilian iron and scrap from tariffs The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a final decision in its Section 301 investigation into Brazil's trade practices, confirming that, effective July 22, 2026, it will impose an additional 25 percent tariff on goods of Brazilian origin, while maintaining a broad... 16.07.2026  16:00

• Scrap metal imports to Pakistan increased by 24.2 percent in June 2026 compared to May Pakistan's scrap metal imports totaled 323,896 tons in June this year, up 24.2 percent from May and 64.9 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Pakistan (PFBS). The value of these imports in this month was $199.34 million, an increase of 46.9 percent... 16.07.2026  16:00

• Several EU steel quotas are close to being exhausted within the first 15 days of the new quotas period In the first 15 days of the new EU quota period from July 1 to September 30, some import quotas for some steel products allocated to China and "other countries" were exceeded, while, according to the European Commission, more than 70 percent of the quotas for some steel products were used up.In... 16.07.2026  15:00

• Feralpi completes investment cycle amid improved production and profits, but European steel industry remains under pressure Italian steel producer Feralpi Group has increased production, revenue and profitability in 2025, completing a three-year investment program worth more than 500 million euros, enabling the company to capitalize on future market opportunities despite challenging prospects for the European steel... 16.07.2026  15:00