--- title: "The global steel market shows trends in the Black Sea region, China and the Middle East, along with… — argus_price_agency — DecisionGateway" description: "statement by argus_price_agency, recorded 2026-10-28 — verbatim quote and source citation." canonical_url: "https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc12-29a5-768a-af85-684e22dd7bab" meta: "og:description": "statement by argus_price_agency, recorded 2026-10-28 — verbatim quote and source citation." "og:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" "og:image:alt": "White network of connected nodes crossed by a timeline on black" "og:image:height": "1024" "og:image:width": "1024" "og:title": "The global steel market shows trends in the Black Sea region, China and the Middle East, along with… — argus_price_agency — DecisionGateway" "twitter:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://dgw.tmarket.io/llms.txt) statementSaid on 2026-10-28 # **The global steel market shows trends in the Black Sea region, China and the Middle East, along with key changes in the European market.** A statement by [**argus\_price\_agency**](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cc4d-0139-70f3-9661-b3734108d021), said on 2026-10-28. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway. > *Глобальный рынок стали: тенденции в Черноморском регионе, Китае и на Ближнем Востоке, а также ключевые изменения на европейском рынке* argus\_price\_agencyPublished 2026-10-28 [ Read source](https://t.me/argus_price_agency/1663) [**argus\_price\_agency dossier **](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cc4d-0139-70f3-9661-b3734108d021) ## **Discussion** ## **Related claims** [**China, the Middle East and the Black Sea region influence the global steel market situation.**argus\_price\_agency · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc12-285d-70a3-bf4e-6b9605aa2761) [**Laura Stoyanova analyzes the key drivers of the steel market, trade flows, the situation in the largest producing and consuming regions, and the factors influencing price dynamics.**argus\_price\_agency · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc12-294a-7f5b-b985-3eba31a45363) [**According to Sumitomo Metal Mining, about 800-900 thousand tonnes of black mass are generated worldwide annually, while total processing capacity is roughly twice the available volume; a significant part of this capacity is concentrated in China.**Sumitomo Metal Mining · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1b68b-ce99-7243-abc7-a247783252d2) [**Russia entered the top 10 destination markets.**Daily Brief · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cacd-07a0-72f3-aed0-415a6c76f4fd) [**At a government meeting, Kobakhidze stated that the country will do everything possible to strengthen ties with the region, which is viewed as a key link in the chain connecting the Caspian with the Black Sea, and therefore with Western markets.**Ираклий Кобахидзе · commitment](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1aef4-68a3-7c4d-980c-8a447b439a0d) [**The reduction in purchases is linked to rising world prices, a stronger dollar and logistical disruptions in the Black Sea region.**UkrAgroConsult · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d36a-ddf1-7b6b-9518-d1fb70211328) ## **More claims by argus\_price\_agency** [**The largest decline occurred in China: supplies fell to 24.7 thousand tonnes due to reduced production of transition grades of PP; all exports to China went through the Dostyk-Alashankou crossing.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc1a-a83b-79ce-bdf4-a4797470b76b) [**Exports to Turkey fell to 32.5 thousand tonnes due to part of the shipments switching to road transport.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc1a-a7c2-7179-b2ea-9d39cfcffac9) [**Supplies to Germany (7.4 thousand tonnes) and France (4.9 thousand tonnes) increased, with the product starting to be sent there through the port of St. Petersburg.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc1a-a7a5-7003-9b54-b1bce74c062e) [**PP supplies to Europe grew to 54 thousand tonnes; Poland remained the largest buyer, although volumes there declined slightly.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc1a-a781-7208-9341-53ff875ea0a6) [**The second producer, «Нефтехим Ltd», mainly supplies products abroad by road transport.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc1a-a723-7112-85b1-61454430b8fc) [All claims by argus\_price\_agency](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims?claimant_id=01a1cc4d-0139-70f3-9661-b3734108d021) [All claims](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://dgw.tmarket.io/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Decisions, events and falsifiable forecasts from 4,000+ Telegram channels — every claim cited. 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