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Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has lowered wire rod prices in its latest sales round, according to the company's updated price list. Kardemir is now offering 5.5 mm SAE 1006 grade wire rod at USD 597 per ton EXW, while 5.5…
Turkish steel producer Kocaer Celik reported record-high production and sales volumes for the 2025 fiscal year, according to a stock exchange filing. The company's total steel production rose 26pct YoY to 648,105 tons…
Turkey imported 3.63 mln tons of HRC in the first eleven months of 2025, up 10pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). China remained the largest supplier with 1.3 mln tons, followed by…
Turkey exported 3.7 mln tons of rebar in the first eleven months of 2025, up 20pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen remained the largest export destination, absorbing 614,200…
Turkey's scrap import prices inched higher this week, with assessments rising to around USD 370 per ton CFR, compared with USD 360-370 per ton last week. The firming trend was driven mainly by a strong stance from…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has opened a new sales round for rebar, according to its latest price list. The company offered rebar in 12-32 mm sizes at TRY 24,100 (USD 560) per ton EXW, compared with TRY 24,450 (USD 576)…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir said it has signed contracts with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) General Directorate and seven regional directorates for the supply of 22,980 tons of railway rails, according to the…
Turkey's value-added tax (VAT) exemption on domestically sourced inputs under the inward processing procedure expired at the end of 2025 and is no longer in force, according to local media reports. Introduced in 1998…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has launched a new billet sales round, trimming prices by USD 5 per ton from its previous offers issued on December 17, 2025. Under the latest offer, the company's S235JR billets are offered…
Turkey imported around 17 mln tons of ferrous scrap in the January-November 2025 period, down nearly 6.7pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States remained Turkey's…
Turkey's steel exports reached 13.7 mln tons in the first eleven months of 2025, up 13.3pct YoY, while export revenues rose 4.5pct to USD 9.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In…
Turkey's steel market in 2025 was shaped above all by scrap price behaviour and margin discipline, with developments in billet imports, production levels, and Turkish long steel export offers reinforcing a market…
Ekinciler Demir Celik is strengthening its low-carbon steel production strategy by sourcing renewable energy through a new solar power project developed with YEO Teknoloji. Under the agreement, a 35.2 MWp solar power…
Turkish steel producer, Kardemir has announced its sales allocation plan for the first quarter of 2026, increasing billet volumes while reducing allocations for rebar, wire rod, and profiles compared with the previous…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has decided to apply a uniform definitive anti-dumping duty of 3.95pct on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat products of Chinese origin, according to the final notification issued…
Turkey's construction sector confidence index edged down 0.5pct month on month to 84.5 in December 2025, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). By contrast, confidence in other sectors…
Turkey's imported scrap prices edged higher this week, with assessments at USD 360-370 per ton CFR, compared with USD 360-365 per ton last week. Market sources said the higher end of the range reflects a reported…
Turkey's crude steel production rose 10pct YoY to 3.31 mln tons in November 2025, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Billet production increased 9.4pct to 2.09 mln tons, while slab…
Borusan Pipe announced that its US subsidiary, Borusan Berg Pipe, has secured a USD 553 mln sales agreement to supply large-diameter pipes in the United States, according to a stock exchange filing. Under the contract…
Erciyas Celik Boru announced that it has secured two projects in Northern Europe, according to a stock exchange filing. The projects include a drinking water transmission line with a total length of around 33 km, and…
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