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The government of India has increased the allocation of commercial LPG to industry, offering partial relief to the steel sector by supporting smoother production, although the impact on costs is expected to remain limited.

India expands LPG supply to steel industry, but cost pressures persist tinyurl.com/5jmyb7yt #India #steel #DRI #production #challenges #gas #LNG #shortage #LPG #supply #MiddleEast #geopolitics #tension

@BritishSteelUK The renewed focus comes amid mounting financial pressures and broader efforts to protect domestic steelmaking capacity.

@BritishSteelUK, the UK’s leading long steel producer, could be nationalised within weeks, as the government moves closer to assuming full economic control of the business from its current ownership.

UK moves closer to nationalising British Steel tinyurl.com/6wf46bh7 #UK #BritishSteel #steel #production #business #challenges #nationalisation

Damaged mills paused operations, with the tendency for halting production having high chances to continue as precautionary steps in the situation of the ongoing escalation in the Middle East.

Airstrikes on the key Iranian steelmaking facilities registered late last week added additional pressure on local producers, who are already facing a trade standstill caused by geopolitical and logistics challenges.

Iran’s steel sector assesses consequences of last week’s airstrikes tinyurl.com/yn4c7bx4 #Iran #steel #industry #production #assets #damage #disruptions #stoppage #assessment #war #US #Israel

@TataSteelUK While the exact delay has not been disclosed, it is expected to last several weeks, with deliveries still scheduled to arrive in stages over the summer.

@TataSteelUK is reportedly facing delays to the delivery of a key EAF for Port Talbot due to the Iran war, as rising shipping costs have left critical components stranded in China.

Iran conflict disrupts delivery of EAF for Tata Steel UK tinyurl.com/389jyy2z #UK #TataSteel #steel #production #capacity #investment #EAF #challenges #supply #chains #disruptions #logistics #costs

The damage to the key Iranian mills by airstrikes last week resulted in Tehran’s intention to target the major GCC steelmakers as a retaliatory step. The regional steel sector takes precautionary measures and stays alert.

After a period of significant uncertainty caused by the geopolitical challenges in the Middle East, the GCC steel industry has faced a real threat of attacks from Iran.

GCC steel mills under threat of attacks, sector takes precautionary measures tinyurl.com/3pntcdar #GCC #SaudiArabia #Hadeed #UAE #EMSTEEL #Qatar #QatarSteel #Bahrain #SULB #BahrainSteel #Kuwait #KuwaitSteel #steel #production #challenges #risks #geopolitics #Iran #US #Israel

Even under a stabilisation scenario, newly established routes, particularly landbridge and rail corridors, are expected to remain integral part of the GCC supply chains.

Despite extensive efforts, the complete substitution of maritime traffic appears extremely challenging. Steel market participants increasingly view the current adjustments as structural rather than temporary.

GCC accelerates structural shift to alternative logistics routes as Hormuz disruption persists tinyurl.com/3t7yrj9u #GCC #steel #rawmaterials #supply #logistics #geopolitics #challenges #Hormuz #maritime #disruptions #redirection #transportation #trucks #rails

The UAE long steel market is entering a more challenging phase, with tightening billet availability emerging as the key constraint across the supply chain, even as the pool of ECAS-certified suppliers continues to expand.

UAE expands pool of ECAS-certified suppliers with additional Asian and GCC mills tinyurl.com/4eyw2rb2 #UAE #billet #rebar #steel #control #standardisation #certification #ECAS