Metal Bulletin discontinued its weekly Saudi Arabia rebar import price on Tuesday July 3.

Metal Bulletin has amended the Turkey domestic rebar and Turkey domestic wire rod price assessments.

Commercial Metals Company’s acquisition of four Gerdau reinforcing bar mills will give the steelmaker a dominant position in the US market, industry analysts said.

US imports of most Turkish rebar products declined in the first half of this year compared with January-June 2012, but imports of alloyed rebar increased slightly, according to the US Census Bureau.

The Malaysian government wants more time to make a preliminary determination on an anti-dumping investigation relating to rebar imported from China and South Korea.

Already tight supply of reinforcing bar in the western United States has been restricted further by the implementation of Section 232 import tariffs on steel goods from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, according to market participants.

The Dominican Republic government has imposed a final anti-dumping duty on imports of rebar from Spain.

Metal Bulletin is proposing to update the specifications for its India domestic billet and rebar assessments to provide a clearer distinction between the primary and secondary markets in India.

Rebar suppliers in Thailand are struggling against slowing sales as many construction projects are put on hold amid the ongoing political turmoil.

Rebar output in the Dominican Republic surged by 11.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, driven by increased activity in the construction sector.