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19 February 2026: In December, imports of finished steel products into the European Union from third countries increased by 60.78% year-on-year, reaching 2.6 million tonnes (Mt), as buyers rushed to replenish stocks ahead of 2026, when...

22 January 2026: In November, EU imports of finished steel products from third countries increased by 35.09% year on year, reaching 2.4 million tonnes (Mt), as buyers anticipated domestic price hikes ahead of the introduction of CBAM regulations in 2026.

18 December 2025: In October, European consumers significantly increased imports of finished steel products ahead of the next phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), set to take effect in 2026.

4 December 2025: Turkey’s exports of finished steel products climbed 17.8% year on year in October, reaching 1.2 million tonnes (Mt), supported by robust demand from

21 November 2025: Semis exports from China in the first ten months of 2025 surged by 156.6% year-on-year, to 11.9 million tonnes (Mt), but in October softened by 4.4% on the year, to 1.2 Mt. Tighter tax regulations in China drove prices up during the summer period and stemmed buying activity in some markets.

6 November 2025: Rising prices in China since end-June and higher demand for Turkish finished steel products encouraged producers to increase scrap imports in September by 17.7% year-on-year, to 1.7 Mt, while semi-finished deliveries fell for the first time in the past year.

2 October 2025: In August, Turkish suppliers increased finished steel shipments to overseas markets by 5.6%, to 1.37 million tonnes (Mt).

5 September 2025: Türkiye's finished steel imports in July jumped by 42.45% compared to the same month in 2024, to 1.2 Million tonnes (Mt), driving year-to-date deliveries to 11.6Mt, up by 9.61%.

4 September 2025: In July, imports of aluminium scrap into China surged by 18.39%, to 160 thousand tonnes (kt), contributing to a rise of...

04 April 2025: Imports of finished steel into the United States have plummeted in February 2025 by 6.2% year-on-year, to 1.5 million tonnes (Mt), following a jump to 2.2Mt in January this year, ahead of Trump’s tariffs coming into effect.