As stated by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkey’s steel imports from China in the January-June period of this year rose by 53.2 percent on year-on-year basis to 1.42 million mt.
In the first half of this year, Turkey’s semi-finished imports from China increased by 613.9 percent year on year to 790,000 mt, consisting only of billets. In the first six months, Turkey’s flat steel imports from China decreased by 55.2 percent to 235,740 mt, while its long steel imports from China were up by 66.3 percent to 177,514 mt and the country’s pipe imports from the same source increased by 22.9 percent to 142,000 mt, all on year-on-year basis.