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NBS: Rebar prices in China fell by 0.4 percent at the end of February 2026At the end of February (21-28 February) this year, the average price in China of HRB 400E 20mm rebar decreased by 13.1/mt ($1.9/mt) or 0.4 percent to 3155.9 yuan/t ($457/mt) compared with the price at the beginning of February (1-10 February), as announced by the National Bureau of Statistics of…
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Inventories of key finished steel products in China rose 14.2% at the end of February 2026On February 28 this year, the total domestic inventories of five major finished steel products in 21 major cities in China totaled 10.88 million tons, an increase of 1.35 million tons or 14.2 percent from February 20, as announced by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).In particular, as of…
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China's steel sector PMI fell to 46.7 percent in February 2026In February this year, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for China's steel industry was 46.7 percent, down 3.2 percentage points from January this year, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC), which is part of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP). the new…
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Indian BCCL reported a 1.6% decrease in coking coal production in February 2026According to the company's statement on Wednesday, March 4, the Indian company Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of the state-owned Coal India Limited, reached a coking coal production level of 3.26 million tons in February 2026, which is 1.6 percent less than last year.The production…
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The annual performance of the Chilean economy fell 0.1 percent in January.Chile's central bank reported that the country's economy contracted 0.1 percent in January 2026 compared with January 2025, according to Chile's monthly index of economic activity, the IMACEC index.Goods production fell 1.5 percent, mining activity fell 1 percent, manufacturing fell 1.7 percent and…
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Turkish company Kocaer Çelik increased net profit despite difficulties in 2025Turkish steel manufacturer Kocaer Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kocaer Çelik) announced its financial and operating results for 2025.For the full year 2025, Kocaer Çelik achieved a net profit of TRY 473.48 million (USD 10.77 million), compared to a net profit of TRY 108.51 million in the previous…
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Brazilian sheet steel distributors' sales rose nearly 18.4 percent in JanuarySales of flat products by Brazilian distributors reached 293,900 metric tons (t) in January 2026 from 248,300 t in December 2025, an increase of 18.36 percent, according to INDA, the Brazilian institute of steel distributors.On the same comparative basis, purchases by INDA-affiliated distributors…
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The export price of Brazilian slab reached an 18-month high after a slight weekly increase.The reference price for Brazilian slab exports is $545/t, FOB terms for major commercial grades, after three weeks of stability at $540/t, according to preliminary data from the Secretaría de Comercio Exterior (SECEX), Brazil's foreign trade secretariat of the Ministry of Industry, Development and…
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Mechel signed a contract for the supply of Russian RailwaysThe Russian mining and metallurgical group Mechel reported that a contract was signed between its subsidiary Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (ChMK) and JSC Russian Railways for the supply of railway products in 2026 with a total volume of more than 174 thousand tons.Product volume and technical…
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US discovers AD and CVD bypass when importing OCTG pipesThe U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final determination to bypass seamless petroleum tubular products (OCTG) manufactured from Chinese origin, completed in Thailand, and then exported to the United States.Having completed its investigation, DOC has determined that imports of these…
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