In 2017, finished steel output in Turkey increased by 6.2 percent year on year to 39.2 million mt, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD).
As stated in the TCUD report, in 2017, Turkey's long product output totaled 26.2 million mt, rising by 0.7 percent, and its flat product output grew by 19.2 percent to 12.9 million mt, both on year-on-year basis.
Finished steel consumption in Turkey in last year rose by 5.7 percent year on year to 36.1 million mt. In the given period, 50.9 percent of total finished steel consumption was for long products, while 49.1 percent was accounted for by flat products.
In 2017, Turkish consumption of long products rose by 4.1 percent to 18.4 million mt, while consumption of flat steel products increased 7.5 percent to 17.7 million mt, both year on year.