In the January-November period of 2014,
Turkey's steel exports decreased by six percent year on year to 16.29 million mt, while the value of these exports totaled $13.86 billion, down 3.7 percent, both on year-on-year basis, according to the data released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the given period,
Turkey's steel
pipe exports totaled 1.67 million mt, up 1.5 percent, while
billet exports decreased by 63.5 percent to 548,000 mt, long steel exports fell by 2.9 percent to 9.96 million mt and flat steel exports increased by 4.8 percent to 2.25 million mt, all on year-on-year basis.
In November alone,
Turkey's steel exports declined by 18.8 percent year on year to 1.24 million mt, while the value of these exports totaled $1.1 billion, down 16.5 percent, both on year-on-year basis. In the given month,
Turkey's
billet exports declined by 48.5 percent to 40,000 mt, long steel exports decreased by 25.8 percent to 705,000 mt, flat steel exports rose by 0.4 percent to 181,000 mt and steel
pipe exports increased by 11.8 percent to 154,000 mt, all on year-on-year basis. Meanwhile, in the given month, no
slab exports were recorded from
Turkey.