Over the past month, prices in the local Turkish domestic steel plate spot market have increased by $35/mt with support from the uptrend of global raw material and semi-finished steel prices.
SteelOrbis has learned that traders' prices for stock material St37 grade steel plate in Turkey's Gebze and Eregli regions for December deliveries are as follows:
| Thickness x width | Price ($/mt) | |
| Gebze | Eregli | |
| 4-12 mm x 1,500 mm | 550-565 |
|
| 15-40 mm x 1,500 mm | 570-580 | 550-560 |
| 15-40 mm x 2,000 mm | 580-590 | 560-570 |
The above prices are ex-warehouse and for advance payments, exclusive of 18 percent VAT.