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Steel: Jan. 16, 2023 deadline to take action on import safeguard measures between Turkey and EU
Turkey and the European Union have agreed to implement WTO rulings and recommendations on Turkish steel import tariffs by Jan. 16, 2023. The announcement follows the establishment of a WTO dispute panel in 2020 to examine a complaint by Turkey on EU safeguard measures...
Carbon steel: sales in the Japanese market declined further in June
In June, sales of carbon steel in the Japanese domestic market fell for the tenth month by 8 percent year-on-year to about 2.97 million tons, marking the second month below 3 million tons, according to new data released by the Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF)...
Steel: heat wave in China forces some EAF mills to slow down operations
The heat wave that has gripped China since mid-July has led to power shortages in eastern and southwestern China and elsewhere, forcing local authorities to introduce electricity rationing for industrial enterprises, including electric arc steel mills (EAFs), so that...
Copper: Chile imposes measures against Lundin Mining over giant sinkhole
Chile's environmental regulator SMA said Tuesday it has issued a series of measures against a copper mine owned by Canada's Lundin Mining Corp after a sinkhole opened up near one of the company's mines. The SMA ordered six "urgent and transitional" measures as it...