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Turkey's crude steel output rises in first five months of 2017

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA Jul 04, 2017 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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by Anadolu Agency Jul 04, 2017 12:00 am

Turkey's crude steel production rose 11.5 percent on an annual basis in the first five months of 2017, reaching 15.1 million tons, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD) reported on Tuesday.

According to data from the group, Turkey was listed as the world's eighth-largest crude steel producer, accounting for about 2.2 percent of global crude steel output.

Global crude steel production climbed 4.7 percent in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2016, reaching 694.9 million tons.

China kept the top spot among crude steel producers, with its total production of 347 million tons, a 49.9 percent share of world crude steel production.

Turkey's steel export volume also surged 22.5 percent annually to reach 8.5 million tons in the first five months of 2017. The value of steel exports ballooned 33.7 percent to $5.7 billion in the same period.

In the same period, steel imports to Turkey fell 20.3 percent to 6.4 million tons yearly, while the value of these imports dipped 0.2 percent to $4.6 billion.

Meanwhile, Turkey's steel consumption lost 10.3 percent year-on-year to 12.22 million tons in the same period, while output rose in January-May.

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