Australian Steel News commentary on imported fabricated steel

Australian Steel News commentary on imported fabricated steel

28 May 2025

The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) says it's working with state and federal governments to support Australian steel fabricators and manufacturers who have been undercut by a surge in low-priced, imported fabricated steel. The action comes on the back of a 2024 survey by the ASI which revealed 86% of local fabricators and manufacturers have seen reduced profit margins as a result of imported fabricated steel being priced at 15 – 50% lower than the local offer. "The extent of the price undercutting is reflective of subsidies being offered by the country of origin and/or dumping of product brought on by a slowdown in the economy of the producing nation," Mark Cain, CEO of the ASI told Australian Steel News. 

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