2025.05 National Standard Update: The minimum thickness of the zinc layer on high weather resistant galvanized coils has been increased to 63 microns

The new version of "Continuous Hot Dip Galvanized Steel Plate and Strip" has entered the final review and will be officially implemented in January 2026, raising the lower limit of the zinc layer for coastal anti-corrosion special galvanized coils to 63 microns. According to market data in 2025, ordinary galvanized sheets with a zinc layer of less than 50 microns will experience rusting and rework in coastal construction sites in Southeast Asia within 3-5 years.

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2025.07 Galvanized coil production capacity continues to expand, intensifying low-end homogenization competition in the industry

By 2025, the national production capacity of galvanized steel coils will increase by 6.6 million tons, and the total national production capacity will exceed 120 million tons; It is expected to add another 8 million tons of production capacity from 2026 to 2027. There is an oversupply of low-end ordinary galvanized coils, and there is a serious problem of exporting low-priced inner coils, which compresses enterprise profits by exchanging price for quantity.

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2025.09 Eurasian Economic Union extends anti-dumping tariffs on seamless steel pipes from China until 2030

The Eurasian Economic Union has issued a final ruling, maintaining a 15.5% anti-dumping tariff on ordinary fluid seamless steel pipes from China, valid for 5 years. The export profit of ordinary 20 # and 45 # seamless steel pipes has been significantly reduced, and alloy seamless steel pipes and thick walled seamless steel plates for petroleum and chemical industries are not included in the tax list, becoming a breakthrough point for exports.

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2025.11 Comprehensive Promotion of Chromium free Passivation Process, Environmental Protection Upgrade of Galvanized and Aluminum Zinc Production Lines

Multiple coating steel mills across the country have completed the technical transformation of chromium free passivation for galvanized and aluminum zinc production lines, replacing traditional hexavalent chromium passivation solutions and significantly reducing the output of heavy metal hazardous waste.

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