Türkiye's crude steel production rose 8.1% on an annual basis to 19.8 million metric tons in the January-June period, according to a report on Saturday referring to the data from the Turkish Steel Producers Association (TÇÜD).
In June alone, crude steel output increased 14.7% from the same month last year to 3.3 million tons, information obtained by Anadolu Agency (AA) from TÇÜD showed.
Final steel product consumption increased 0.4% year-on-year in June to 3.1 million tons, while consumption in the January-June period rose 6.6% to 19.9 million tons.
Steel exports rise
Steel product exports also increased 28.4% by volume in June from a year earlier to 1.7 million tons, while their value climbed 29.7% to $1.2 billion.
