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South Africa proposes to impose temporary customs duties on Chinese color-coated steel up to 28.11%The South African International Trade Management Commission (ITAC) has issued a preliminary positive opinion as part of an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Chinese color-coated steel, recommending a temporary increase in duties from 8.79% to 28.11% for six months.ITAC recommended duties…
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Japan's METI plans to spend 1.26 trillion yen on "green transformation," including support for EAF and "green steel."The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has requested 1.26 trillion yen ($7.88 billion) for green economy measures as part of its fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, more than double the 605 billion yen ($3.79 billion) allocated in the initial fiscal year 2026 budget.METI's total…
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Queensland's coal exports in July 2026 decreased by 19.3% compared to JuneAccording to the data, in July of this year, coal exports from the Australian ports of Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT), Abbott Point and Gladstone, located in Queensland, decreased by 9.7% year-on-year and by 19.3% month-on-month to 15.85 million tons. issued by North Queensland Bulk…
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Exports of non—ferrous metals from South Africa fell by 7.5% in January-July 2026%According to data published by the South African Tax Service (SARS), in July of this year, the value of exports of non-ferrous metals and products made from them from South Africa amounted to 13.03 billion rials (765.57 million dollars), which is 9.8% less than in June. In the period from January…
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Interpipe plans to raise a loan of 20 million euros to expand production at the Romanian seamless pipe plant.Interpipe, a Ukrainian manufacturer of steel pipes and railway products, is reportedly planning to receive a loan of up to 20 million euros from the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) as the company works to increase production at its recently acquired seamless pipe manufacturing plant in…
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Scrap metal imports to Turkey will recover in January—July 2026 amid high shipments from the United States and Romania.According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in July this year, the volume of scrap metal imports to Turkey increased by 12.7% year-on-year and by 4.5% month-on-month to 1.66 million tons. The volume of these imports amounted to 690.31 million dollars, which is 27.7% more…
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W. V. Stahl and industry groups urge Germany to preserve revenue from the sale of emissions quotas for decarbonization purposesA coalition of 16 German industry associations, business initiatives and environmental organizations, including the German Steel Federation (WV Stahl), has called on the German federal government to abandon plans to redirect 2.7 billion euros of emissions trading revenue from the Climate Change and…
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ArcelorMittal Brasil to invest in new cold rolling mill and coating linesArcelorMittal Brasil, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal with headquarters in Luxembourg, announced that it has approved an investment of 4-5 billion Brazilian reais (740-925 million dollars) at its Tubaran plant in Serra, Espiritu Santo, to install a new cold rolling mill and continuous coating…
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Thyssenkrupp puts BF2 blast furnace in Duisburg on six-week stand-alone repairGerman steel company thyssenkrupp Steel has announced that, as planned, it will take blast furnace No. 2 at the Duisburg plant offline for a partial reconstruction that will last approximately six weeks.According to the company, the reconstruction is aimed at increasing the stability of pig iron…
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Stainless steel exports from China decreased by 16.0% in January–July 2026According to the Chinese customs authorities, for the period from January to July of this year, imports and exports of stainless steel in China amounted to 871,200 tons and 2.4498 million tons, which is 3.25% and 16.0% less year-on-year, respectively.In July alone, stainless steel imports and…
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