Report Period: April 7 – 14, 2026
Coverage: Russia | Ukraine | Kazakhstan
📌 3 Core Insights
- 📌 Russian billet offers competitive vs China – 📉 Russian FOB Black Sea billet offers eased to $444–447/t, while Chinese FOB offers stand at $465–470/t, giving Russian material a $15–25/t price advantage. [1†L24-L26][3†L19-L21]
- 📌 EU to phase out Russian steel by 2028 – 📉 EU will cut duty‑free steel import quotas 47% and double out‑of‑quota tariffs to 50% from July 1, 2026. Russia‘s 3.7 million tonnes of 2025 slab exports to the EU will be eliminated. [4†L7-L12]
- 📌 Ukraine steel output surges 39.5% month‑on‑month – 📈 Rolled steel production jumped 39.5% in March as energy supplies stabilised, though CBAM continues to block EU exports. [6†L22-L26]
💡 What You Get in the Full Report
For Procurement Managers (Buyers)
- CFR price benchmarks for billet, slab and HRC from Russia, Ukraine and China
- Black Sea shipping risk updates & port restrictions
- RMB/rouble payment channel guidance (27 Chinese banks on SPFS)
- EU quota tracking before July 1 tariff hike
For Export Sales Managers (Sellers)
- Turkish, Southeast Asian and Chinese market price comparisons
- EU safeguard and sanctions compliance updates
- Ukrainian steel discount opportunities as mills seek alternative buyers
- Kazakhstan Qarmet production expansion tracking
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