Reuters: Egypt to retain tariffs on steel rebar from China, Turkey, and Ukraine for five years

The tariff was first implemented in June to protect local manufacturers and set at 17 percent for Chinese steel, 10-19 percent for Turkish steel, and 15-27 percent for Ukrainian steel, Reuters said.

Read alsoUkraine sees 13% drop in steel output since year's startAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukrainian steelmakers cut steel output by 4.7% in October 2017 year-over-year (y-o-y), to 1.910 million tonnes, while retaining the 13th place in the international steelmakers rating drawn up by the World Steel Association (WSA).

Ukraine reduced steel production by 10.9% in January-October 2017 y-o-y, to 18.048 million tonnes, having risen from 13th to the 12th position in the WSA rating in the 10 months, the Association said.