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From July, the EU will reduce duty-free quotas for steel imports by 47%, double the excess tariff to 50%, and tighten checks on the origin of goods, dealing a severe blow to global steel trade and downstream manufacturing.

02/06/2026

Bengang Achieves Large-Scale Production of Ultra-Wide and Ultra-Thick Hot-Rolled Plates

Since the beginning of this year, Bengang has broken through the production barriers of conventional hot rolling mills, achieving large-scale mass production of ultra-wide and ultra-thick hot-rolled plates with widths of 2000-2190mm and thicknesses of 20-28mm.

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04/06 17:35

On June 4, the price of stainless steel strip coil in Foshan remained stable with a slight increase. 201 J3/NO.1 Baosteel 3.0*1010 (hot rolled, slit edge) 1158.66; 304/NO.1 Dingxin 3.0*485-730 (hot rolled, slit edge) 2154.96, up 14.76. (USD/ton)

04/06 17:33

On June 4, the price of 200 series cold-rolled stainless steel coil remained stable in Foshan. 201 J1/2B Hongwang 1.5*1240*C (mill edge) 1321.02. (USD/ton)

04/06 17:32

On June 4, the price of stainless steel welded pipe in Tianjin remained stable. 316L Youfa Φ108*4 (Pickled) 4915.08. (USD/ton)

04/06 17:28

On June 4, the price of stainless steel round bars in Wenzhou remained stable with a slight increase. 316L Qingshan Φ60mm 4221.36, up 51.66. (USD/ton)

04/06 17:26

On June 4, the price of cold heading steel in Jiaxing remained stable. 22A (SWRCH22A) Yonggang Φ6.5 (hot rolling) 519.55. (USD/ton)

04/06 17:24

On June 4, the price of steel-plastic composite pipe in Guangzhou dropped slightly. Q235 (ASTM A36 Gr.D) Ronggang DN125 (5"*4.0mm) plastic-coated 1050.91, down 1.48 (USD/ton)

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