Türkiye loses millions of dollars every year due to the lack of a stainless steel processing plant. According to local media reports, the Chairman of the Board of the Association of Industrialists and Industrial Courage, Laundry, Service and Public Equipment, Bekir Topuz, emphasized that the processing of scrap abroad and its ransom at high prices creates both economic and strategic losses.
the annual import of imports in the amount of $ 285 millionMr. Topuz said that Turkey, which annually consumes 650,000 tons of stainless steel, exports the stainless steel scrap in the amount of $ 115 million, since it cannot be reclaimed in the domestic market. He added that after processing, this scrap is imported by about $ 285 million.
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noting that Turkey exports the stainless steel scrap and bought it back $ 2850/t after processing, Mr. Topuz said that the launch of an integrated stainless steel for the production of a stainless steel of at least one million tons will ensure the preservation of foreign currency in the country, satisfaction of local demand and creating new export capabilities.
Having stated that stainless steel is the only Unimportant raw materials in Turkey, he noted that a 12 percent tax was paid for a product not produced in the country for 14 years, and that Türkiye is also encountered with anti-dumping investigations. Topuz said that these unfair taxes on stainless steel in Turkey should be
