According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkish crude steel output in June this year decreased by 8.5 percent month on month and was up by 0.7 percent year on year to 3 million mt.
In the given month, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces rose by 1.5 percent, while production by integrated plants decreased by one percent, both year on year.
In the first half of this year, Turkish crude steel output rose by 3.7 percent to 18.9 million mt, year on year. In the given period, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces rose by 5.3 percent to 13.1 million mt while production by integrated plants increased by 0.3 percent to 5.8 million mt, both year on year.
In the January-June period of this year, Turkey's billet output increased by 2.5 percent to 12.7 million metric tons, while its slab output rose by 6.4 percent to 6.2 million metric tons, both on year-on-year basis.