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Photo – The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the agreement on a free trade area with Turkey
The Verkhovna Rada has ratified the agreement on a free trade area with Turkey

The agreement itself was signed before the full-scale war began — on 3 February 2022

Photo – Average prices for oil and gas OCTG pipes in the US stabilised at $2,563/t in June
Average prices for oil and gas OCTG pipes in the US stabilised at $2,563/t in June

Prices for Turkish welded pipes rose by $3 per tonne over the same period

Photo – Prices for billets on regional markets fell by $5–15 per tonne in June
Prices for billets on regional markets fell by $5–15 per tonne in June

Weak demand and falling scrap metal prices pushed prices down

Photo – New EU quotas could result in losses of $3 billion for Turkey’s steel exports
New EU quotas could result in losses of $3 billion for Turkey’s steel exports

The country’s steelmakers need to expand into markets outside Europe, according to ÇİB

Photo – Prices on regional slab markets fell by $20–30 per tonne in June
Prices on regional slab markets fell by $20–30 per tonne in June

Following a period of high prices in the market, a correction set in

Photo – Turkey’s steel exports fell by 2.9% y/y over a five-month period
Turkey’s steel exports fell by 2.9% y/y over a five-month period

Over the same period, total steel imports rose slightly — by 0.5% year-on-year — to 7.5 million tonnes

Photo – The Brazilian pig iron market faced uncertainty in June due to US tariffs
The Brazilian pig iron market faced uncertainty in June due to US tariffs

Last month, cast iron prices on a Black Sea FOB basis fell due to a drop in scrap metal prices and low demand

Photo – Turkey’s Kardemir has secured a contract worth $2.25 million to export railway wheels
Turkey’s Kardemir has secured a contract worth $2.25 million to export railway wheels

The contract was concluded with a client based in the Czech Republic

Photo – The pig iron market in Brazil was stagnant in the first half of June
The pig iron market in Brazil was stagnant in the first half of June

Prices in most regional markets remained stable over the same period

Photo – Turkey is increasing the fee for ships passing through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles by 15 per cent
Turkey is increasing the fee for ships passing through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles by 15 per cent

From 2022, the fee amounts are updated annually: indexation takes place on 1 July each year

Photo – Russian slabs are driving Ukrainian pipe producers out of their own market via Turkiye
Russian slabs are driving Ukrainian pipe producers out of their own market via Turkiye

Between 2022 and 2025, 131,000 tonnes of pipes were imported into Ukraine from Turkey, with the annual import volume increasing two to threefold

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