Steel exports News
Washington's duty-free quotas for steel imports from South Korea and other countries have also been abolished.
The key import sources for the US include Canada, Brazil, Mexico and South Korea. In 2024, the US witnessed a sharp rise in steel exports from Vietnam, Taiwan and Brazil.
Japan is threatening to take India to the WTO over restrictions that nearly halved its steel exports to the South Asian nation over the past year, a step that could trigger more trade spats as global tensions over steel and other commodities run high.
India's domestic steel consumption in February fell for the first time in the last three months by almost 2 percent to 6.84 mt, something that doesn't augur well for the industry, which is banking on demand to pick up to spur growth
India's iron and steel exports plummeted by 41 percent to USD 4.57 billion in September against USD 7.69 billion a year ago, hit by a subdued economic sentiment mainly in the commodities market.
The government should sort out internal challenges at a time when the domestic steel industry is facing challenges from China, Tata Steel Managing Director (India and South East Asia) T V Narendran said Saturday.
Exports were up by 21.2 percent during April-May this year to 0.982 MT.
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