In January, of the total crude steel production in Turkey, steel production using electric arc furnaces (EAF) amounted to 2.34 million mt, with an increase of 14 percent, while production via blast furnaces rose by 15.3 percent to 791,000 mt, both compared to January 2011.
In the first month of 2012, Turkey's steel billet output moved up by 15.7 percent to 2.37 million mt, and its slab output climbed by 10.4 percent to 763,000 mt, both on year-on-year basis. The share of steel billet in total crude steel production was 75.7 percent, while the share of electric arc furnaces in the billet production was 74.8 percent.
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Jan 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Year-on year change (%) |
|
20,524 |
21,827 |
24,400 |
2,050 |
2,372 |
15.7 |
|
4,779 |
7,316 |
9,707 |
691 |
763 |
10.4 |
|
Total |
25,303 |
29,143 |
34,107 |
2,741 |
3,135 |
14.4 |
EAF |
17,741 |
20,905 |
25,275 |
2,055 |
2,344 |
14 |
BOF |
7,562 |
8,238 |
8,832 |
686 |
791 |
15.3 |
Tonnage figures are x 1,000 mt.
On the other hand, the association forecasts that Turkish mills' crude steel production for February may fall from the January level, since the Turkish iron and steel industry will be negatively affected by problems relating to energy and gas supply.