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UAE steel exports to the US fell 38.3pct YoY to 129,626 tons in Jan-Jul 2026, with shipments dropping sharply from April as disruptions to Gulf shipping affected cargo movements and raised freight…
UAE’s Emirates Steel, part of EMSTEEL Group, has kept its rebar prices unchanged for October production, marking the third consecutive month of price rollover. The company maintained its price for…
EMSTEEL has supplied low-carbon steel sheet piles for a UK highway expansion project, with more than 1,100 tons of its GreenSheetPile ESZ section sheet piles installed as permanent retaining walls…
The UAE coated steel market remains firm, supported by good domestic demand, while logistics disruptions continue to affect material availability and local production. Major UAE coated steel producer…
The UAE structural steel market remains firm, supported by steady domestic demand, but logistics disruptions continue to complicate imported supply and deliveries. Chinese JIS beams are currently…
UAE’s EMSTEEL Group has supplied low-carbon steel sheet piles through its distributor, Sheet Piling (UK) Limited, for the Annan Harbour regeneration project in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The…
Lamprell has been awarded a contract as part of a consortium with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for a major offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) project in the UAE. The…
UAE’s EMSTEEL Group has supplied low-carbon Z-type steel sheet piles through its distributor, Sheet Piling (UK) Limited, for the Middlewich Eastern Bypass project in Cheshire, UK. The sheet piles are…
Safeen Drydocks, the shipbuilding and repair subsidiary of Noatum Maritime, has added a 230-metre floating dock at Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi, expanding its drydocking and ship repair capacity. The new…
The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has issued a final judgment resulting in an increase in the antidumping duty margin for Universal Tube and Plastic Industries Ltd. and its related entities…
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has cancelled plans to develop a 100MW green hydrogen production facility at EMSTEEL’s manufacturing complex in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, according to MEED. Masdar…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded McDermott a mega engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for Package 4 of the Umm Shaif Integrated Gas Cap and…
UAE’s Emirates Steel, part of EMSTEEL Group, has kept its rebar prices unchanged for September production. The company maintained its price for 12-32 mm rebar at AED 2,921 (USD 795) per ton EXW…
UAE’s Galva Hub Metal Coating has received 825 tons of zinc at its facility in Metal Park, within Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), paving the way for commissioning of the UAE’s largest…
UAE’s EMSTEEL Group, one of the region’s largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers, has supplied locally manufactured rebar and more than 80,000 tons of cement for the Etihad…
The United Arab Emirates and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will implement their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on October 6, 2026, following the completion of ratification procedures. The agreement…
UAE’s Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE) to strengthen cooperation on housing projects and…
UAE’s EMSTEEL, one of the largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers in the region, reported significantly stronger second-quarter financial results, supported by higher steel…
UAE’s Emirates Steel, part of EMSTEEL Group, has kept its rebar prices unchanged for August production. The company maintained its price for 12-32 mm rebar at AED 2,921 (USD 795) per ton EXW…
A bulk carrier carrying steel billets from India to the UAE partially sank in the Strait of Hormuz after suffering structural failure, raising concerns over cargo recovery and regional shipping amid…
China’s iron ore futures were largely unchanged on Thursday as expectations of tighter Brazilian supply and high freight rates were offset by weakening steel demand and high iron ore inventories at…
Hoa Phat Group has completed nearly 70pct of construction of its Dung Quat rail and special steel production plant in Vietnam, with work now focused on completing the factory structure and installing…
Vale has agreed to acquire a 30pct minority stake in Ligga S.A., which operates the Ferro Sul iron ore mine in northern Brazil, for around USD 190 mln. The transaction also includes an exclusive…
Mesabi Metallics has started up its new iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, marking the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant to start up in the US in 50 years. The company…
Italian special steelmaker ABS Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, part of the Danieli Group, has opened a new service center in Varnamo, Sweden, strengthening its presence in the Nordic market. The facility…
China’s iron ore futures edged higher on Wednesday as concerns over Brazilian supply provided support, although weakening steel mill profitability and expectations of lower steel output limited the…
Tata Steel has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate for a coke-oven gas purification and hydrogen production system supplied by Canada’s PyroGenesis through its subsidiary Pyro Green-Gas at the…
Vow ASA’s wholly owned subsidiary Scanship AS has entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement with Danieli Corus B.V. to develop and market solutions for using biocarbon in integrated steel…
Italian industrial technology company Polytec has acquired a 51pct stake in Green Project Marking & Reading Systems, strengthening its offering of automation, identification and traceability…
China’s iron ore futures declined on Tuesday as ample supply and rising port inventories weighed on sentiment, although pre-holiday restocking by steel mills and high freight costs continued to…
India’s largest iron ore producer NMDC is targeting production of 60 mln tons this fiscal year to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said. NMDC produced 53.15…
Voestalpine has received the core equipment for a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Linz steelworks, with the facility scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2027. The equipment…
Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) has permanently decommissioned Blast Furnace A at its Duisburg site after more than 53 years of operation, as part of Salzgitter AG’s transition toward lower-carbon…
B5Plus Group has selected Danieli to supply equipment for a new rebar and wire rod mill in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with production capacity of 50 tons per hour, or around 300,000 tons…
Severstal has completed development and started production of Forcera weather-resistant steel in thin-sheet form, targeting long-life protective structures for road and civil infrastructure. The…
China’s iron ore futures traded rangebound on Monday as pre-holiday restocking by steel mills provided support, while high inventories and weak mill profitability limited upward momentum. Analysts…
China Baowu and BHP have renewed their steel decarbonization partnership through a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending collaboration that began in 2020. The partners will…
Indonesia’s Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel (BJLS) from China, following an application submitted by PT Tata Metal Lestari…
Vallourec has been selected by EnEarth, a subsidiary of Energean, to supply approximately 3,000 tons of casing pipes and accessories for the first phase of the Prinos CO2 carbon storage project in…
The European Commission has imposed a provisional safeguard measure on imports of certain grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), citing a sharp increase in imports and serious injury to EU…
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