[SMM Pengiriman Baja] Ekspor Baja Total Tiongkok Pekan Lalu Naik 10% secara Mingguan

[SMM Steel] A US$125 million joint venture between US and Indian investors will build a metal pipe manufacturing facility in Jordan’s Quweira Industrial Zone, with annual production capacity of 500,000 tons. The plant will mainly supply pipes for Jordan’s National Water Carrier Project and the Risha gas project, including a 450-km desalinated water pipeline from Aqaba to Amman. The project is expected to create around 450 local jobs and also target export markets. Jordan’s water infrastructure plan will use reverse osmosis technology and aims to integrate 30% renewable energy by 2030.

[SMM Steel] Asian hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices continued to rise after Vietnam’s Hoa Phat increased June shipment prices by US$50/t, reinforcing the regional uptrend already seen in Taiwan and South Korea. Market participants viewed Hoa Phat’s move as particularly influential due to Vietnam’s role as a key regional pricing benchmark. Strong slab and HRC exports to Western markets tightened domestic supply in Vietnam, forcing local buyers to increase imports and pushing regional trading activity and prices higher. The supply shortage caused by mills prioritizing export orders continued to support the recovery of Asian steel prices.

[SMM Baja] Departemen Perdagangan AS (USDOC) memutuskan untuk mempertahankan bea masuk anti-dumping (AD) terhadap impor kawat baja untaian prategang (PC strand) dari 15 negara, dengan memutuskan bahwa pencabutan langkah tersebut kemungkinan akan menyebabkan berlanjutnya atau terulangnya dumping. Arab Saudi menghadapi margin dumping tertinggi sebesar 194,40%, diikuti oleh UEA sebesar 170,65% dan Afrika Selatan sebesar 155,10%. Negara-negara lain termasuk Indonesia (72,28%), Turki (53,65%), Malaysia (26,95%), dan Mesir (29,72%) juga tetap dikenakan bea masuk yang signifikan. Produk yang terlibat adalah PC strand non-stainless dan non-galvanis yang diklasifikasikan di bawah kode HTSUS 7312.10.3010 dan 7312.10.3012.