[SMM Steel] Peru has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty of $81.3/mt on wire rod imports from China, following a final affirmative ruling. The duty replaces a temporary rate of $64.6/mt and takes effect immediately. In the short term, the measure is expected to restrict Chinese wire rod inflows and support local market pricing.

[Announcement on Adjustments to Ansteel and Bensteel Group's May 2026 Domestic Futures Selling Prices for Sheets & Plates] Ansteel's product pricing policy for May 2026 was adjusted based on the April 2026 product pricing policy as follows: 1. Hot-rolled: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 2. Pickled: raised by 50 yuan/mt. Automotive steel raised by 100 yuan/mt. 3. Cold-rolled: unchanged. Automotive steel unchanged. Additionally: Anshen high-strength wire 590MPa, 780MPa, 980MPa, and 1180MPa grades unchanged. 4. Cold-hardened: unchanged. 5. Galvanizing: unchanged. 6. Non-oriented silicon steel: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 7. Color-coated: unchanged. 8. Medium-thickness plates: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 9. Wire rod: unchanged. 10. Rebar: unchanged. 11. Alloy surcharge: refer to the price list for details. Ansteel Co., Ltd. Marketing Center Apr 2026 Bensteel Group's product pricing policy for May 2026 was adjusted based on the April 2026 product pricing policy as follows: 1. Hot-rolled: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 2. Pickled: raised by 50 yuan/mt. Automotive steel raised by 100 yuan/mt. 3. Cold-rolled: unchanged. Automotive steel unchanged. 4. Cold-hardened: unchanged. 5. Galvanizing: unchanged. 6. Electrogalvanization: unchanged. 7. Non-oriented silicon steel: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 8. Wire rod: unchanged. 9. Rebar: unchanged. 10. Special steel: raised by 100 yuan/mt. 11. Alloy surcharge: refer to the price list for details. Bensteel Sheets & Plates Marketing Center, Beiying Business Center Apr 2026

According to Thai media reports, Thailand's steel industry, under pressure from rising energy and freight costs, called on the government to strengthen support and adopt anti-dumping measures. Steel enterprises announced a 10% to 15% price raise on all products starting from April, with a possible second round of adjustments in May depending on cost changes. The price increase covered a wide range of products including rebar, wire rod, sheets & plates, and specialty steel for automotive and construction applications. Industry insiders pointed out that Thailand lacked iron ore resources, and its steel industry was highly dependent on imported steel scrap, making it extremely sensitive to international market fluctuations.

On April 10, 2026, Zenith Steel released its mid-April pricing policy. I. Supplementary price adjustment for the 1st ten-day period of April: 1. Wire rod 260 2. Rebar 180 II. Provisional prices for the 2nd ten-day period of April: 1. Wire rod 3,600 (↓100) 2. Rebar 3,400 III. The benchmark interest rate for bank acceptance bill monthly discounting was adjusted to 0.99‰ [SMM Steel]

[Yongsteel 2026 Period 4-2 Carbon Steel Price Adjustment] Yongsteel 2026 Period 4-2 construction steel price adjustment: rebar and wire rod both remained stable. Current prices were rebar at 3,450 yuan/mt, plain wire rod at 3,700 yuan/mt, and coiled rebar at 3,700 yuan/mt. Compared with Period 4-1, rebar received a supplement of 200 yuan/mt and wire rod a supplement of 270 yuan/mt. The electronic bank acceptance monthly discount rates for this period were 1.19‰ for Category I and II banks, 1.29‰ for provincial city commercial banks, and 1.49‰ for Category III and IV banks. [SMM Steel]

The planned rebar production in April was 8.0385 million mt, an increase of 103,500 mt or 1.30% from the actual production in March. The planned wire rod production in April was 2.9614 million mt, a decrease of 128,700 mt or 4.16% from the actual production in March. In April, the long product export scheduled production of sample steel mills was 791,000 mt, up 79,000 mt MoM, of which the steel billet export scheduled production was 420,000 mt, up 110,000 mt MoM.

Rathi Steel and Power Ltd announced a significant 41.8% jump in annual revenue, reaching Rs 7,167 million for FY26. The company’s strong performance was highlighted by a robust Q4 revenue of Rs 2,448 million. The growth was driven by steady demand for stainless steel long products and TMT bars. A key operational highlight is the company’s direct charging capability for wire rod production, which minimizes fuel consumption by feeding hot billets directly into the mill. While cautious regarding geopolitical shifts, the firm’s promoters remain optimistic about India’s long-term economic growth.

[SMM Steel] The US Department of Commerce ruled that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation did not dump carbon and alloy steel wire rods in the US during May 2023–April 2024, revising the preliminary 0.51% margin to 0%. As a result, US Customs and Border Protection will liquidate relevant imports without anti-dumping duties, with instructions to be issued after 35 days. The ruling covers hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel wire rods under multiple HTSUS codes.

[SMM Steel] European Union Q2 steel import quotas were rapidly exhausted in early April, particularly for shipments from India, China, Turkey and Vietnam. India exceeded quotas for 225,305 mt of HRC (1A), while China used up 128,348 mt of metallic coated sheets (4B). Turkey surpassed quotas for 98,153 mt of wire rod and 84,033 mt of hollow sections. Vietnam exceeded its 10,725 mt organic coated sheet quota under “other countries,” with about 17,590 mt awaiting clearance at EU ports.

On April 2, 2026, the White House ushered US steel trade policy into "Version 2.0." This strategic shift goes beyond simple tariff hikes. It uses full-value taxation and melt-and-pour traceability to block low-end imported raw materials, while applying structural tariff reductions to finished products to ease manufacturing inflation. Ultimately, this two-pronged approach aims to forcibly bring the global supply chain back to domestic US steel production.