According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkish crude steel output in September this year increased by 3.8 percent month on month and was down by 6.9 percent year on year to 2.7 million mt. In the given month, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces fell by nine percent, and production by integrated plants fell by 1.5 percent, both year on year.
In the January-September period, Turkish crude steel output fell to 25.3 million mt, down 10.1 percent year on year. In the same period, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces declined by 12.1 percent to 17.2 million mt, while production by integrated plants decreased by 5.5 percent to 8.1 million mt, both year on year.
In the first nine months of this year, Turkey's billet output decreased by 16.8 percent to 15.6 million mt, while its slab output rose by 3.2 percent to 9.7 million mt, both compared to the corresponding period of last year.