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Turkey's Kardemir has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to upgrade the automation systems at its meltshop in Karabuk. The project covers modernization of three basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs), four ladle furnaces…
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review on rebar imports from Turkey. The review found that certain Turkish producers/exporters sold rebar at…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has opened a new billet sales round, maintaining prices at previous levels. The company is offering S235JR-grade billet at USD 540 per ton EXW and B420-grade billet at USD 550 per ton EXW…
Turkey's Erciyas Celik Boru has secured a contract to supply steel pile pipes for the expansion of the Aksaz Naval Base Command, according to a stock exchange filing. The project includes construction of a 3,000-ton…
Turkey's leading steel producer Kardemir has announced new prices for steel sections following a prolonged period without revisions. Prices for IPE-NPU sections (180-550 mm) were reduced by USD 10-15 per ton to USD…
Steel production has been halted at two MMK Metalurji facilities in Turkey, located in Dilovasi and Iskenderun, following action by the Ozcelik Is union, a Turkish trade union in the metal industry. The union said the…
Colakoglu Metalurji reported a fatal workplace accident at its facility in Turkey, where a collapse of the electric arc furnace loading platform resulted in three workers losing their lives and one worker sustaining…
Turkey's Kardemir has commissioned a new continuous casting machine (SDM-2) as part of its ongoing investment programme aimed at increasing high value-added steel production and reaching 3 mln tons per annum of liquid…
Turkey exported 633,950 tons of rebar in the first two months of 2026, down 17.5pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Yemen was the largest export destination during the period with…
Turkey's scrap import prices continued to firm this week, reaching around USD 400 per ton CFR, up from USD 390-400 per ton last week. Some offers, particularly from U.S. suppliers, were heard above USD 400 per ton. The…
Turkey imported 3.1 mln tons of ferrous scrap in the first two months of 2026, up 3.3pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The United States remained the largest supplier, shipping…
Turkey's steel exports fell 13.5pct YoY to 2 mln tons in the first two months of 2026, while export revenues declined 15.2pct to USD 1.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In February…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has increased prices for billet and rebar in its latest sales round. Billet prices were raised by USD 35-40 per ton compared to the previous month, with S235JR grade now offered at USD 540…
Turkish coated steel exports to the UK face tighter quota limits following a review by the UK's Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). According to the notice, the TRA has recommended introducing a country-specific quota for…
Turkey's scrap import prices increased sharply this week, reaching around USD 390-400 per ton CFR, up from USD 375 per ton before the Eid holidays. The rise was driven by higher freight and energy costs linked to Middle…
Turkey's crude steel production increased by 4.7pct YoY to 6.41 mln tons in the first two months of 2026, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Billet output edged down by 0.1pct to…
Turkey's construction sector confidence index fell 3.9pct month on month to 80.6 in March 2026, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), remaining below the optimism threshold. Within the index…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has increased prices for long steel products in its latest sales round, citing higher scrap costs. According to the latest price list, 12-32 mm rebar is offered at TRY 25,915 (USD 584) per…
Turkish steel producer Kardemir has announced its sales allocation plan for Q2 2026, increasing billet and rebar volumes while reducing allocations for wire rod and profiles compared with the previous quarter. Billet…
Turkey's Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has initiated the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for Borusan Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari's production line revamp project at its Gemlik…
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