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7 May 2026: Demand for Turkish finished steel with March shipment strengthened ahead of the new quota period. Overall exports increased by 3.62%, to 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) due to strong sales to European customers.

24 April 2026: In February 2026, EU finished steel imports from non-EU countries dropped by 18.7% year-on-year to 1.3 million tonnes (mln t), amid tighter import regulations to protect domestic producers and advance green goals.

17 April 2026: Brazil’s steel export trends highlight a 19.6% increase in finished steel exports in March, contrasted by a sharp 38.0% decline in semi-finished exports, following active sales earlier this year.

9 April 2026: In January–February 2026, Turkey’s finished steel exports fell by 14.1% to 2.14 million tonnes (Mt). This decline has been primarily driven by trade measures against Turkey...

24 March 2026: China's finished steel exports fell 8.1% year-on-year during January-February 2026, reaching 15.6 million tonnes (around 7.8 million tonnes each month). This decline is primarily driven by trade measures against China...

03 March 2026: The total finished steel exports from Turkey in January 2026 decreased by 20.8% compared to January 2025.

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...

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.

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%.