In January–May 2021, Turkey’s steelmakers ramped up imports of billets from Ukraine by 28% to 259.5 thousand tons y-o-y, according to Steel Orbis citing the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
In May, Turkey cut imports of billets from Ukraine by 10.5% to 22.3 thousand tons.
In January–May in total, Turkish steel producers increased imports of billets by 178.3% to 1.63 million tons y-o-y.
Russia is Turkey’s key billets supplier accounting for 56% of Turkey’s total imports. In H1 2021, Turkish steelmakers consumed almost 911.7 thousand tons of Russian metal products, 180.4% up from the same period a year earlier.
Turkey is the seventh largest steel producer in the world in terms of volumes. According to the Turkish Steel Producers Association, in 2020, the country increased steel production by 6% to 35.8 million tons y-o-y.
Global decarbonization is turning electrical steel into one of the key products of China's ferrous…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman have signed an investment agreement worth AED 117…
In January-February 2024, Germany increased its imports of rolled steel products from third countries by…
Belgian steelmakers reduced steel production by 5.7% in March 2024 compared to March 2023, to…
In 2023 Ferrexpo, the London listed iron ore company with assets in Ukraine, emitted 384…
In 2023 Ferrexpo, the London listed iron ore company with assets in Ukraine, recorded zero…