Iran Steel imports
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Iran Steel Import Market Sluggish
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in Iran’s hot- and cold-rolled coil import market was sluggish in the week ending Jan. 3.
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Higher Freight Rates, Lack of Vessels Dent Steel Imports
EghtesadOnline: The flat steel import market in Iran continued to be influenced by an unprecedented increase in freight rates sparked by a massive rise in grain shipments to the country.
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Steel Output, Usage Rise as Imports Fall
EghtesadOnline: Steel usage in Iran during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22) stood at 11.61 million tons, up 8.62% year-on-year.
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Flat Steel Import Prices Move Up on Reduced CIS Supplies
EghtesadOnline: Flat steel import prices continued to move up in Iran over the past seven days, in line with the positive trend in the global market.
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Iranian Flat Steel Import Market Quiet as Offer Prices Move Upward
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian flat steel import market has been quiet over the past seven days, as most market participants were on a long weekend break to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that…
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Modest Interest in Iran's Imported Flat Steel
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market remained limited over the past week due to the traditional Ramadan slowdown, Metal Bulletin reported. As such, prices have…
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Buying Weakens in Iranian Flat Steel Import Market
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market dropped last week amid limited demand from pipe and profile industries.
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Iran Flat Steel Importers Seek Lower Prices
EghtesadOnline: Iranian flat steel importers and traders were seeking lower prices to offset weakening sentiment in Iran’s domestic market.
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Semi-Finished Steel Imports Down 88%
EghtesadOnline: Imports of semi-finished steel dropped by 88% in the first month of the current Iranian year (started March 21) compared with last year’s corresponding period to stand at 29,000…
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Steel Sector Buoyant as Imports Take a Plunge
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s steel imports were down across the entire spectrum of products in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20).
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Buying in Iranian Flat Steel Import Market Slows
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market slowed over the past week, with suppliers unwilling to pass on price rises to customers, sources told Metal Bulletin on…
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Local Flat Steel Producers Helpless Against Imports
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian steel market’s demand for flat products is being met through imports, as local producers operate below production capacity.
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Imported Flat Steel Buyers Bid Lower
EghtesadOnline: The upward trend in the global flat steel market has affected Iranian flat steel prices, but buyers are still looking for discounts, Metal Bulletin learnt on May 3.
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Iranian Demand for Imported Flat Steel Rises
EghtesadOnline: The downward trend in the global flat steel market has finally sparked interest in foreign material among Iranian customers and trading companies.
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Iran Flat Steel Import Market Remains Flat
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian flat steel import market has been largely inactive for the most part of the week that ended April 5 due to long holidays to ring in the Iranian New Year (started March…
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ArcelorMittal Expands Steel Sales to Iran
EghtesadOnline: World’s largest steel producing group of companies–ArcelorMittal–expanded its cooperation with Iran in 2016 by increasing steel product shipments to the country.
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Steel Producers Oppose Plans to Cut Import Tariffs
EghtesadOnline: Iran Steel Producers Association has voiced its opposition to plans to reduce import tariffs on a number of steel products in an open letter to the First Vice President Es’haq…
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Iranian Flat Steel Import Market Remains Subdued
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel market has continued to slow over the past week, as customers are still unwilling to purchase foreign material, Metal Bulletin reconfirmed…
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No Buyers for Imported Flats
EghtesadOnline: Iranian customers still prefer local flat steel and show little interest in buying the imported stuff.
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Iranian Gov't Cuts Flat Steel Import Duties by 50%
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government has finally caved in to pressure by the private sector calling for reduction of import duties on flat steel products due to local producers’ inability to…
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Flat Steel Import Market Static as Prices Outstrip Domestic Options
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian flat steel import market has not shown any sign of a revival in activity over the past week.
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Who’s Afraid of Steel Import Duties?
EghtesadOnline: Steel import tariff rates have always been a sensitive issue for government officials and industry players.
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Iran's Flat Steel Imports Remain Rusty
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity was absent in the Iranian flat steel import market over the past week. The main factor behind the halt in purchasing was the high price of foreign material, compared…
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Iranians Prefer Domestic Flat Steel
EghtesadOnline: Iranian buyers now prefer locally produced flats, as their prices are more competitive compared to those of imported material.
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New Duty on Steel Imports From Sept.
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Parliament has projected a new duty on steel imports, likely to be effective from September this year, according to the ICANA news agency, which is affiliated to the…
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Iranian Flat Steel Importers Lying Low
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market has remained sluggish over the past week, as customers wait for the government to implement new import duty regulations.
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Import of Steel Products Declines
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s import of steel products during the nine months to December 20 declined by 24% to stand at 2.3 million tons.
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Flat Steel Imports Remain Sluggish
EghtesadOnline: Buying activity in the Iranian flat steel import market has been sluggish over the past week, as imports were too expensive compared with local products.