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In Asia, the steel market faces increasing trade friction despite largely stable production levels. Specifically, activity at key steel plants remains consistent, while India implements further anti-dumping measures, as detailed in “India’s DGTR recommends AD duty on ex-Vietnam HR flats imports for five years” and “Indian alloy steel wire rod producers seek AD duty on ex-China imports“. These trade actions do not appear to have directly impacted observed plant activity levels in the immediate term. No direct relationship can be established between “US assigns zero preliminary dumping margin for steel threaded rod from India” and observed plant activity data.
The mean steel plant activity in Asia fluctuated throughout the observed period, peaking at 43% in May 2025 and declining to 33% by August 2025.
İÇDAŞ Biga steel plant, a Turkish EAF-based producer with a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes of crude steel, primarily manufactures semi-finished and finished rolled products like billets, rebar, and wire rod. The plant’s activity remained consistently high, ranging from 75% to 85% throughout the period, significantly exceeding the Asian mean. There is no direct connection between the news articles and the observed activity levels at this plant.
The Ch’ollima Steel Complex in North Korea, with a 760,000-tonne capacity, produces plates and wire rod. Activity at this plant has remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 39% and 49%, slightly above the Asian average in the months April-July. There is no direct connection between the news articles and the observed activity levels at this plant.
Baowu Group Echeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. in China, an integrated BF-BOF producer with a capacity of 4.4 million tonnes of crude steel, focuses on finished rolled products like alloy and carbon steel wire rods. The plant’s activity exhibited a downward trend, decreasing from 36% in February 2025 to 21% in August 2025, falling below the Asian mean. There is no direct connection between the news articles and the observed activity levels at this plant.
The recommendation from India’s DGTR for anti-dumping duties on HR flats from Vietnam, as mentioned in “India’s DGTR recommends AD duty on ex-Vietnam HR flats imports for five years“, creates a potential supply disruption for Indian buyers relying on Vietnamese imports. Given that Vietnam accounted for 21% of India’s HR flat product imports, steel buyers in India should proactively diversify their sourcing strategies, exploring alternative suppliers from regions not subject to anti-dumping duties, or consider increasing domestic procurement to mitigate potential price increases and supply uncertainties. Furthermore, as “Indian alloy steel wire rod producers seek AD duty on ex-China imports“, steel buyers need to factor in potential price increases on Chinese alloy steel wire rod if the anti-dumping duty is imposed. They should evaluate the cost implications and consider securing supply from alternative sources.