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

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

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.

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.

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.

Due to a technical error, the range of the weekly UAE domestic rebar assessment was wrongly stated in the Steel First database on June 21, June 28 and July 5.

Hebei Iron & Steel, China's second-biggest steelmaker by 2009 output, will raise long product prices immediately to catch up with rising spot market prices.

China’s export prices for hot rolled coil and rebar have experienced a lot of volatility this year due to rapid fluctuations in the country’s domestic market.

The fall in import prices for finished steel products in the United States was not enough to attract many buyers due to logjams at domestic ports that have made it costly, time-consuming and risky to buy foreign steel, Fastmarkets has learned

Steel First is proposing to change the publishing schedule for its Poland domestic rebar price assessment.