In the January-September period of the current year, Turkey's steel exports increased by 12.5 percent year on year to 14.7 million mt, while the value of these exports totaled $10.97 billion, up 34.1 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the data released by the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB).
In the first nine months of this year, export volumes of hot rolled flat steel products, wire rod, sections, rebar and alloyed flat steel products showed the highest year-on-year increases, while the biggest decreases were seen in export volumes of slab, billet, alloyed wire, cold rolled flat steel products and alloyed wire rod respectively.
In September, Turkey's steel exports increased by 96.4 percent year on year to 2 million mt, while the value of these exports totaled $1.4 billion, up 94.9 percent on year-on-year basis. In September, Turkish steel export volume hit a 1.5 year high.