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    July 31, 2026

    CRU: Global steel export prices under pressure as demand weakens

    Written by Anton Perevezentsev & Linda Lin & Puneet Paliwal

    This item was first published by CRU. To learn about CRU’s global commodities research and analysis services, visit www.crugroup.com.

    Chinese steel export prices remained rangebound on persistently weak demand. Indian hot-rolled (HR) coil export prices fell amid elevated freight rates and European caution, while Turkish HR coil export prices came under pressure from EU quota exhaustion. 

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