As stated by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkey’s steel imports from China in the January-July period of this year rose by 49.8 percent on year-on-year basis to 1.59 million mt.
In the first seven months of this year, Turkey’s semi-finished imports from China increased by 484.7 percent year on year to 891,372 mt, consisting only of billets. In the January-July period of this year, Turkey’s flat steel imports from China decreased by 54.3 percent to 191,658 mt, while its long steel imports from China were up by 72.8 percent to 96,624 mt and the country’s pipe imports from the same source increased by 4.1 percent to 155,000 mt, all on year-on-year basis.