According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkish crude steel output in August this year decreased by 8.2 percent month on month and was down by 5.7 percent year on year to 3 million mt.
In the given month, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces fell by 8.2 percent, while production by integrated plants remained stable, both year on year.
In the January-August period of this year, Turkish crude steel output rose by 1.7 percent to 25.2 million mt, year on year. In the given period, Turkey's crude steel output by electric arc furnaces rose by two percent to 17.4 million mt while production by integrated plants increased by 1.1 percent to 7.8 million mt, both year on year.
In the January-August period of this year, Turkey's billet output decreased by 0.9 percent to 16.7 million metric tons, while its slab output rose by 7.2 percent to 8.4 million metric tons, both on year-on-year basis.