Egyptian steel mills line up non-EU scrap suppliers (US, Russia, Asia, Africa) ahead of EU export exclusion; EU comment window to 16 Oct 2026
مصانع الحديد المصرية تبحث عن موردين بديلين للخردة من خارج أوروبا قبل القيود الأوروبية
Egyptian industry figures say mills that depend on EU scrap will start buying from India, Ukraine, the US, Russia, Asia and Africa from next year, because the EU draft would cut Egypt off from May 2027. Non-EU ferrous scrap exporters and traders should approach Egyptian EAF mills now about term supply.
| Lead type | Buy requirement |
|---|---|
| Status | Live signal |
| Country | Egypt |
| Organisation | Egyptian steel mills (Chamber of Metallurgical Industries / Cairo Chamber building-materials division) |
| Materials (as described) | Ferrous melting scrap; EU supplies 46-50% of Egypt's scrap imports (2.12 Mt from EU in H1 2026); about 4 mills rely on EU scrap; one importer alone takes about 350,000 t/yr |
| Quantity | n/d |
| Price / value | n/d |
| Announced | 04 Oct 2026 |
Materials المواد
- HMS 1&2 (heavy melting steel) حديد خردة ثقيل HMS (main)
- Shredded steel scrap حديد خردة مفروم
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