According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Manufacturers Association (TCUD), in August of this year, the production of non-ferrous steel in Turkey increased by 7.9 percent per year to 3.39 million tons. Tons, while in the first eight months production increased by 0.2 percent per year to 24.87 million tons. Tons. In August, the production of blanks and slabs in Turkey amounted to 2.12 million tons. Tons and 1.26 million Tons, an increase of 7.6% and 8.1% per year, respectively. In January-August, Turkey produced 15.77 million tons. Tons of sales per billet, which increased by 3.7 percent to 9.1 million. Tons, which is 5.2 percent more than in the same period of 2024.
in this month, ending steel consumption in Turkey rose by 12.5 percent to 3.48 million tons. Mt, as part of the January steel in the area. 25.75 million Mt.
In August, Turkey's steel exports increased by 6.8 percent to 1.24 million tons. Tons, while the value of these exports decreased by 1.2 percent to 831.25 million. USD, year. In the first eight months, the country's steel exports increased by 12.8% to 10.03 million tons. Tons, while the value of these exports increased by 4.4 percent to 6.82 billion. USD, both per year. Flat and long-term exports of products in the period from January to August amounted to 4.36 million. Tons and 5.23 million . Tons, respectively, with an increase of 10.0 percent and 10.8 percent per year, while semi-financed exports of products amounted to 439,843 million. Tons
. Because in general, during the 18th to the 18th. Of these imports, it increased by 2.9 percent to 1.06 billion. USD, both per year. In January-August, the country's steel imports increased by 17.9 percent to 12.64 million tons. Tons, and the value of these imports increased by 3.6 percent to $8.85 billion, both per year. Looking at the imported products, in the first eight months, the import of products in the first eight months was 6.01 million. Tons and 1.04 million Tons, respectively, increased by 9.6 percent and 12.7 percent year-on-year, while semi-final imports of the product amounted to 5.58 million Mt. Recorded in the same period of the previous year.
According to TCUD, steel imports have increased by 577 percent in the last three months. Most of the total imports were under internal processing. In January-August, 59 percent of Turkey's steel imports and 75.7 percent of its semi-finished goods imports were made in accordance with the regime. Looking at the countries, 95.5 percent of imports from Russia, 81.9 percent from China and 81.4 percent from India were under Regurg
. This rapid increase in Turkey's imports, which uses only 62.7 percent of its 60 million MT capacity, has raised serious concerns in the sector. The Association stated that the direction of the profits generated as a result of the effective operation of existing investment opportunities aimed at obtaining higher
