The 68th meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Doha on March 3-5, 2013. There were 76 producer representatives amongst the 210 registered delegates from 60 different countries.
You can watch the first session here:
Steel Price Reports week 48 – 4 More…
US domestic flats market loses steam in late January
Flat rolled steel demand in December of last year was surprisingly strong across the board—demand at the mill, service center, trading and end-use levels allowed for US domestic flat rolled mills to push for their announced price increases throughout the final weeks of 2011. More…
US rebar mills hold steady in the face of surging January imports
Although it took quite a long time for US domestic rebar prices to catch up to the announced increase for January shipments, US mills nevertheless increased transaction prices again for February once January scrap prices posted an increase. More…
US domestic scrap prices retreat in February
After increasing substantially in early December, scrap dealers expected prices to surge again the following month and therefore held inventories back. But when US domestic mills came into the market in early January, it was evident that scrap dealers may have held back too much inventory and availability—particularly busheling—was overabundant. More…
A glimpse of which 2012 North American steel industry developments will have the greatest impact in the market. More…
Highlights of 2011 for global steel industry
Global economic conditions seem to be plunging along with temperatures for much of the developed world. 2011 was a difficult year and will be remembered forever as the year of the sovereign debt crisis; the never ending Eurozone debacle came into sharp focus and so did the increasing US debt burden and the country’s astonishing inability to take decisive measures to deal with it. More…
Steel Price Reports Week 41-47 2011 More…
Steel Price Reports Week 30-37 2011 More…
