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Global steel market volatility and regional shifts

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Global steel production and market stability continue remains precarious due to experience significant regional fluctuations geopolitical tensions in the Black Sea and volatility. the Strait of Hormuz, rising energy costs, and declining Chinese real estate investment. While China’s domestic demand is affected by real estate trends, other regions like Vietnam are seeing increased crude steel production. In the United States, States and Europe, hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices rose by approximately 3 per cent month-on-month in August. In the US, a divergence has emerged persists between steel rising HRC prices driven by protective tariffs and declining scrap prices; hot-rolled coil prices have risen due to protective tariffs, while scrap oversupply concerns. Meanwhile, China’s export HRC prices have declined amid concerns regarding global oversupply. remained largely stable. India’s steel sector maintains continues to show strong momentum. Steel Authority Following reports of India Ltd (SAIL) reported a 13% year-on-year increase in August sales, reaching 1.87 million tonnes, driven by demand for railway supplies increased sales from SAIL and specialized products. Additionally, record re-bar production from Steel Exchange India Limited achieved its highest-ever monthly re-bar production of 24,823 metric tonnes in Limited, August following the commissioning of data shows a new reheating furnace. significant price recovery. Indian rebar prices surged nearly 10 per cent month-on-month and 12 per cent year-on-year, driven by healthy demand, lower inventories, and supply tightness from planned maintenance shutdowns at integrated plants. Indian HRC prices also increased by about 2 per cent month-on-month. Input cost trends remain mixed; while Australian iron ore prices declined by about 2 per cent month-on-month, coal prices have risen. In Vietnam, VinMetal is seeking pursuing environmental permits for a $3.2 billion steel complex in Ha Tinh, which intends intended to import approximately roughly 950,000 tonnes of scrap steel annually. Meanwhile, Additionally, China Steel Corporation has announced price increases for October and the fourth quarter, citing high metallurgical coal costs and supply constraints linked to US tariff policies and European maintenance. On a broader scale, the global supply-demand balance remains precarious. Market volatility is being driven by geopolitical developments in the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, rising energy costs, and a continued decline in Chinese real estate investments. constraints.

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  1. 2026-09-12 04:02 UTC Global steel market volatility and regional shifts
  2. 2026-09-04 12:22 UTC Global steel market volatility and regional shifts
  3. 2026-09-03 19:33 UTC Global steel production and market trends

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