In the first half of this year, Bursa-based Turkish steelmaker Cemtas Celik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S (Cemtas) posted a net profit of TRY 12.8 million ($7.3 billion), compared to the loss of TRY 6.1 million ($3.5 million) in the first half of 2010.
Total sales revenues of the company in the first half of this year increased 40 percent to TRY 112.2 million ($64.6 million) as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. In the given period, Cemtas also reported an operating income of TRY 10.06 million ($5.8 million), compared to an operating loss of TRY7.2 million ($4.1 million) in the first six month of the previous year.
In January-June of the current year, Cemtas' steel billet output totaled 65,085 mt, dropping by seven percent year on year, while its rolled steel output dropped to 60,653 mt with a slight decrease compared to 60,689 mt in the corresponding period of 2010.
Regarding the second half of 2011, Cemtas foresees a fluctuation in steel prices due to volatility in demand and raw material prices seen in the first half of the year.
Cemtas is specialized in the production of special grade steel, mainly for the automotive and machine manufacturing industries. The company has a melt shop with an annual capacity of 153,150 mt, and a rolling mill with an annual capacity of 228,160 mt.