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Çolakoğlu Metalurji: Our priority in the coming period is to increase the share of low-emission and value-added ...

SteelOrbis talked to Gökhan Erdem, sales and marketing director at Çolakoğlu Metalurji, regarding 2025 review and 2026 expectations.

Kocaer Steel: 2026 could be a more balanced and predictable year compared to 2025

SteelOrbis talked to Mehmet Çakmur, general manager of Kocaer Steel about 2025 review and 2026 outlook.

Assofermet: 2026 will be a year of major changes

SteelOrbis talked to Laila Matta, president of Assofermet Rottami about 2025 review and expectations for 2026.

Borusan Boru: A more protectionist trade approach emerged in 2025

SteelOrbis talked to Zafer Atabey, chairman of executive board of Borusan Boru about 2025 review.

ÇİB: Cautiously optimistic prospects for steel sector in 2026

SteelOrbis talked to Adnan Aslan, Chairman of Turkish Steel Exporters’ Association about 2025 review and 2026 expectations.

EUROMETAL: 2026 must be a year in which Europe seriously addresses industrial competitiveness

EUROMETAL president Alexander Julius recently talked to SteelOrbis, giving his review of 2025 and expectations for 2026.

Alacero: High imports pose central challenge for 2026

SteelOrbis talked to Ezequiel Tavernelli, executive director at Latin American Steel Association (Alacero) about 2025 review and 2026 expectations.

SMA: Current US administration’s trade policies and tax strategies poised to strengthen steel industry in 2026

SteelOrbis talked to Philip K. Bell, President and CEO, Steel Manufacturers Association, about 2025 review and 2026 expectations.

Federacciai: 2026 could be turning point given right conditions

SteelOrbis talked to Antonio Gozzi, president of Federacciai, the Italian steel producers association, about the situation in the EU steel market and decarbonization efforts.

Bülent Hacıoğlu: European Union issues “latest model” trade protection measures

Bülent Hacıoğlu, managing partner at Trade Resources, shared his views with SteelOrbis as follows on the EU's new protection restrictions and their repercussions.

Redshaw: CBAM not only creates carbon costs, but also a new trade order

SteelOrbis talked to Louis Redshaw, founder and CEO of Redshaw Advisors Ltd., regarding EU's safeguard policy and the effects of CBAM.

BVSE: CBAM - lost opportunity or sturdy defender of green EU production?

SteelOrbis talked to Sebastian Will, member of bvse executive committee, about decarbonization actions in EU.

BDSV: Global overcapacity will continue to limit upside potential

SteelOrbis talked to Guido Lipinski, managing director, German Steel Recycling Association (BDSV), regarding latest situation in the EU steel market.

Crowe: One of the biggest issues regarding CBAM remains data availability and quality

SteelOrbis talked to Jamie Mcleod, director at Crowe U.K. LLP on EU's trade measures and CBAM effects.

IPHGZ: Regulation alone will not solve problem of steel industry's lack of competitiveness

SteelOrbis talked to Piotr Ślusarz, president of Polish Metallurgical Chamber of Industry and Commerce, about latest developments in EU steel industry.

EUROMETAL: Recovery unlikely before mid-2026 unless macroeconomic and policy conditions improve

SteelOrbis talked to EUROMETAL president Alexander Julius about the challenges the EU steel industry is facing.

OECD: EU steel demand expected to see gradual recovery from 2026

SteelOrbis talked to Luciano Giua, economist and policy analyst at the Organization for OECD, regarding the latest developments in EU steel market.

EUROFER: Apparent steel consumption not expected to improve substantially before Q1 2026

SteelOrbis talked to Alessandro Sciamarelli, EUROFER director of economic research and market analysis about the factors affecting EU steel market.

Assofermet: Lighter bureaucracy and softer decarbonization schedule would support ferrous metal recycling sector

SteelOrbis talked to Laila Matta, president of Assofermet Rottami, on decarbonization costs and bureaucracy linked to customs and environmental rules.

İÇDAŞ: Rising protectionism is causing markets to shrink, competition to increase and the supply-demand balance to be ...

We spoke with Murat Cebecioğlu, export manager of Turkish steel producer İÇDAŞ, about the current situation in the Turkish steel sector and the outlook for the future.

TMB: Strengthening domestic production and developing high value-added products is of great importance

We spoke with Doğukan Baylan Board member of Işık Çelik about the current situation in the steel sector.

Işık Çelik: We have tripled our capacity with our new production facility

We spoke with Doğukan Baylan Board member of Işık Çelik about the current situation in the steel sector.

İzmir Demir Çelik: We expect the current calm outlook to continue largely into the final quarter

We spoke with Eftal Pehlivan, Export manager at İzmir Demir Çelik, about the current situation in the steel sector.

Ekinciler Holding: We expect a volatile but controlled market for the remainder of the year

We spoke with Batuhan Ekinci, sales and marketing coordinator at Ekinciler Holding, about the current situation in the steel sector and expectations for the coming period.

Çolakoğlu Metalurji: We plan to diversify our raw material strategy by evaluating alternative sources and low-carbon ...

We spoke with Gökhan Erdem, sales and marketing director at Çolakoğlu Metalurji, about the current state of the steel sector and the expectations for the coming period.

Anıl Paslanmaz: Modernization of our warehouse has increased our order preparation speed

SteelOrbis talked to Volkan Anık, owner of Anıl Paslanmaz, about their new investment and future expectations.

PASSAD: Stainless steel, the fundamental material for a sustainable future

SteelOrbis talked to Dr. M. Erdem Şireli, secretary general of Turkey’s Stainless Steel Industry Association (PASSAD), regarding their position in the industry and their targets.

Multi Metal: We don't expect prices to increase for now

SteelOrbis talked to Hanife Wideberg, sales manager at Multi Metal, about the latest situation in the stainless steel sector.

YFO Foreign Trade Inc.: We are constantly updating ourselves to provide our customers with faster and more reliable ...

SteelOrbis talked to Selen Sanal, owner of YFO Foreign Trade Inc., regarding the latest situation the stainless steel market.

Sarıtaş Stainless Steel: We will commission our cold rolling mill in Yalova in 2027

SteelOrbis talked to Selçuk Sarıtaş, general manager of Sarıtaş Stainless Steel, regarding their investment in Yalova and the latest situation in the market.

PASDER: Stainless steel consumption in 2025 will remain below last year's level

SteelOrbis talked to Fatih Köksal, secretary general of Turkey-based PASDER, regarding the latest situation in the stainless steel industry and expectations for the future.

POSCO ASSAN TST: Our priority is to ensure that Turkish industrialists have regular, high-quality and sustainable ...

SteelOrbis talked to Ji Seob CHOI, POSCO ASSAN TST CEO, regarding the latest developments in the stainless steel industry and effect of trade measures.

PASID: We expect demand to improve in fourth quarter of 2025

SteelOrbis talked to Barış Yılmaz, Company Manager of Komtrade Ltd regarding the latest developments in the stainless steel industry.

Steelexpress (H.K) Limited: We are facing a more difficult export environment

SteelOrbis talked to Yak Yeung from Steelexpress (H.K) Limited regarding current developments and expectations in the Chinese steel market.

Wuxi Huaye Iron and Steel: Chinese exporters unfazed by tariffs

SteelOrbis talked to Adam Miao from Wuxi Huaye Iron and Steel about the latest developments in the Chinese steel market.

Sino Glory International Company: China will see more challenges amid trade measures

SteelOrbis talked to Tan Jin from Sino Glory International Company Limited about export markets and trade measures.

MC-CCPIT: Crude steel demand in China expected to further decline to around 850 million mt in 2025

SteelOrbis talked to Dr. Su Buxin, executive deputy secretary general of CCPIT, regarding latest developments in China.

Fortune Link: US measures will not be key factor for our business in long term

SteelOrbis talked to Leo Ni from Fortune Link about the latest developments in the Chinese steel market.

Shinrin: We do not expect exports to decrease as production in China will not slow down

SteelOrbis talked to Shirong Lin from Shinrin regarding latest developments in the Chinese steel market.

Borçelik: Steel industry remains under pressure amid high production costs and tight global interest rate policies

SteelOrbis talked to Kerem Çakır, general manager of Borçelik, regarding factors affecting flat steel segment.

Galva: We cannot increase profitability without increasing capacity utilization rates

SteelOrbis talked to Tolga Kısacıkoğlu, CEO of Galva Metal, about the latest situation and the challlenges in the flat steel segment.

Giuseppe Pasini: Steps taken to go from theory to practice are not enough

SteelOrbis talked to Giuseppe Pasini, president of Feralpi Group and Confindustria Lombardia during Made in Steel 2025.

Hellenic Halyvourgia: Steel markets will perform better in 2025

We talked to John Manessis, owner of Hellenic Halyvourgia about 2024 reviews and 2025 expectations.

SMA: Global steel industry in 2025 is rising to the challenge

SteelOrbis talked to Philip K. Bell, president of Steel Manufacturers Association, about 2024 review and 2025 expectations.

Assofermet: Our industry should be ready to take necessary steps in line with changes ahead

SteelOrbis talked to Assofermet’s president Cinzia Vezzosi about 2024 review and 2025 expectations.

Macroeconomic perspectives for Latin America's steel industry: Outlook for 2025 and impact of unfair Chinese competition

SteelOrbis talked to Ezequiel Tavernelli, executive director of Alacero, about 2024 review and 2025 expectations.

Assofermet: Institutional relations, critical raw materials, sustainability challenges and CBAM come to the fore as ...

SteelOrbis talked to Assofermet’s newly elected president Cinzia Vezzosi about her career, current challenges and the future of Italian steel industry.

Ira Vernon: The steel industry’s biggest challenge is decarbonization

SteelOrbis talked to Ira Vernon, president of Concrete Reinforcing Products regarding his career in the steel industry and the changes the industry has faced down through the years

Hellenic Halyvourgia: We expect to see more trade measures in 2024

SteelOrbis talked to Petros Korkovylos, chief of trade at Hellenic Halyvourgia Chief of Trade about 2023 reviews and 2024 expectations.

EUROFER: Economic uncertainties to continue in the coming period

SteelOrbis talked to EUROFER about 2023 review and 2024 expectations.

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