In the January-August period of this year, finished steel output in Turkey increased by 4.7 percent year on year to 26.7 million mt, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD).
As stated in the TCUD report, in the given period Turkey's long product output totaled 16.4 million mt, down 4.3 percent, and its flat product output grew by 23.1 percent to 10.3 million mt, both on year-on-year basis.
Finished steel consumption in Turkey in the January-August period of this year increased by 0.2 percent year on year to 23.1 million mt.
In the January-August period of this year, consumption of long products in Turkey fell by 8.1 percent to 10.9 million mt, while flat product consumption was up by nine percent to 12.2 million mt, both year on year. In the given period, 47 percent of total finished steel consumption was for long products, while 53 percent was accounted for by flat products.