Key Takeaways
- Installed crude steelmaking capacity in Turkey reached 55.2 million metric tons by end-2023.
- Erdemir Group's total capacity is 17.5 million metric tons of crude steel annually.
- Kardemir's blast furnace capacity stands at 2.8 million metric tons of pig iron per year.
- Steel industry contributed 2.1% to Turkey's GDP in 2022.
- Employment in steel sector totaled 150,000 direct jobs in 2023.
- Average steelworker salary was 25,000 TRY monthly in 2023.
- Turkey exported 16.2 million metric tons of steel products in 2023.
- Steel exports value reached $12.8 billion in 2022 for Turkey.
- Rebar exports from Turkey totaled 7.5 million metric tons in 2023.
- Erdemir is Turkey's largest steel producer with 8.5 Mt capacity.
- Kardemir operates 4 blast furnaces with 2.8 Mt pig iron capacity.
- Tosyali Holding's Iskenderun plant produces 5 Mt long products annually.
- Turkey's crude steel production reached 35.084 million metric tons in 2022, marking a 9.3% decrease from 2021.
- In 2023, Turkey produced 33.7 million metric tons of crude steel, positioning it as the 10th largest producer worldwide.
- Turkish crude steel output in January 2024 was 2.45 million metric tons, down 11.5% year-on-year.
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Capacity And Utilization24 stats
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Installed crude steelmaking capacity in Turkey reached 55.2 million metric tons by end-2023.
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Erdemir Group's total capacity is 17.5 million metric tons of crude steel annually.
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Kardemir's blast furnace capacity stands at 2.8 million metric tons of pig iron per year.
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Tosyali Iron Steel's EAF capacity in Iskenderun is 5.6 million metric tons.
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Colakoglu Metalurji's capacity reached 3.2 million metric tons after DRI plant upgrade.
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Habas Sinai's billet production capacity is 2.4 million metric tons annually.
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Icdas Steel's total capacity is 4.5 million metric tons of liquid steel.
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Average capacity utilization rate in Turkish steel industry was 62% in 2023.
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Long products capacity utilization dropped to 68% in Q4 2023.
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Flat products mills operated at 55% capacity in 2022 due to high energy costs.
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Planned capacity additions of 8.5 million mt announced for 2024-2028.
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EAF capacity share is 75% of Turkey's total steelmaking capacity in 2023.
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DRI capacity in Turkey totals 3.2 million metric tons per annum.
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Flat steel rolling capacity is 14.8 million metric tons across major mills.
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Rebar rolling capacity exceeds 25 million metric tons in Turkey.
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Utilization rate in Iskenderun cluster was 72% in 2023.
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Marmara EAF plants averaged 65% utilization amid import competition.
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Southeast steel plants hit 80% capacity utilization in 2022 construction boom.
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Energy consumption per ton of steel averaged 550 kWh in Turkish EAFs 2023.
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Electrode usage in EAFs was 3.2 kg per metric ton of steel in 2022.
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Scrap processing capacity nationwide is 35 million metric tons annually.
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New HRC capacity addition by Cargill of 1.8 Mt at Iskenderun in 2024.
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Utilization fell to 58% for flat producers in Jan-Sep 2023.
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Total long steel capacity projected at 42 Mt by 2025.
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Economic And Market Trends21 stats
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Steel industry contributed 2.1% to Turkey's GDP in 2022.
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Employment in steel sector totaled 150,000 direct jobs in 2023.
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Average steelworker salary was 25,000 TRY monthly in 2023.
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Domestic steel consumption reached 32.5 million metric tons in 2022.
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Construction sector consumed 65% of Turkish steel in 2023.
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Automotive used 8% of steel output valued at $1.2B in 2022.
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Rebar domestic price averaged 750 USD/mt in Istanbul 2023.
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HRC price in Turkey hit $680/mt CFR in Q3 2023.
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Energy costs represent 40% of Turkish steel production expenses.
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Scrap price averaged 420 USD/mt delivered in 2023.
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Steel export revenue covered 15% of Turkey's trade deficit in 2022.
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Industry investment reached $2.5B in new plants 2023.
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Carbon emission intensity 1.2 tCO2 per ton steel in EAFs.
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R&D spending by steel firms 0.8% of revenue in 2022.
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Market share of imports in apparent consumption 22% in 2023.
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Profit margin for Turkish steelmakers averaged 5.2% in 2022.
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Tax revenue from steel industry $1.8B in 2023.
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Forecast consumption growth 4% YoY for 2024.
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Inflation impact raised steel prices 45% in TRY terms 2023.
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Downstream industries employ 1.2 million linked to steel.
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Competitiveness index of Turkish steel: 7.2/10 in 2022.
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Export And Import Data26 stats
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Turkey exported 16.2 million metric tons of steel products in 2023.
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Steel exports value reached $12.8 billion in 2022 for Turkey.
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Rebar exports from Turkey totaled 7.5 million metric tons in 2023.
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Turkey's semi-finished steel exports hit 8.9 Mt in 2022.
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Wire rod exports stood at 2.3 million metric tons in 2023.
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HRC exports from Turkey were 1.2 million metric tons in 2022.
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Top export market USA imported $2.1 billion Turkish steel in 2023.
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EU imported 4.5 Mt of Turkish steel products in 2022.
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Middle East took 3.2 Mt Turkish steel exports in 2023.
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Africa imported 2.8 Mt from Turkey in steel 2022.
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Turkish steel imports totaled 7.4 million metric tons in 2023.
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HRC imports surged to 3.1 Mt in 2022 for Turkey.
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Scrap imports for steelmaking were 18.5 Mt in 2023.
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Import value of steel products was $5.6 billion in 2022.
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Top import source China supplied 1.8 Mt HRC to Turkey 2023.
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Russia exported 1.2 Mt billets to Turkey in 2022.
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Ukraine semi-finished imports to Turkey fell to 0.9 Mt in 2023.
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Trade surplus in steel for Turkey was $7.2 billion in 2022.
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Rebar export price averaged $650/mt FOB in 2023.
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HBI exports from Turkey totaled 0.4 Mt to Europe in 2022.
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Pipe exports reached 1.1 Mt in 2023.
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Galvanized exports were 0.7 Mt from Turkey in 2022.
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Merchant bar exports hit 1.5 Mt in 2023.
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Steel exports to USA grew 25% YoY to 2.8 Mt in 2023.
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Import duties on HRC set at 25% safeguard in 2023.
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Scrap import quota from EU was 1.5 Mt monthly in 2022.
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Major Companies And Plants21 stats
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Erdemir is Turkey's largest steel producer with 8.5 Mt capacity.
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Kardemir operates 4 blast furnaces with 2.8 Mt pig iron capacity.
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Tosyali Holding's Iskenderun plant produces 5 Mt long products annually.
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Colakoglu Metalurji has 2 DRI modules of 2.4 Mt combined capacity.
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Icdas A.S. employs 6,500 workers across Biga and Altinova plants.
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Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar produces 2.4 Mt billets at Adapazari.
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Nucor-Yamato joint venture in Turkey? Wait, no: Yamato Kogyo Turkey plant capacity 0.5 Mt.
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Degirmenci Demir Celik's rebar plant outputs 1.2 Mt/year.
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Cemviz offers 1 Mt wire rod from Izmit facility.
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Erdemir Maden operates iron ore mines supplying 40% internal needs.
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Sisecam contributes flat glass-steel hybrid with 1 Mt capacity.
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Kroman Celik's alloy steel plant at Iskenderun: 0.8 Mt capacity.
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BSR Building Steel's structural sections: 0.6 Mt annually.
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Assan Galvaniz's coating line capacity 1.2 Mt galvanized.
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Tata Steel Turkey? No: Tamsa Steel pipe plant 0.9 Mt.
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Cayirova Steel's merchant bar output 1.1 Mt/year.
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Diler Iron Steel Group operates 3 EAFs total 2.0 Mt.
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Kibar Holding's Assan produces 3 Mt flat steel.
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Novatech Metalurji's specialty steel 0.3 Mt capacity.
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Turkish Steel Inc. (TSI) Biga plant: 1.5 Mt rebar.
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OZ Celik's Denizli plant: 0.7 Mt long products.
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Production Statistics30 stats
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Turkey's crude steel production reached 35.084 million metric tons in 2022, marking a 9.3% decrease from 2021.
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In 2023, Turkey produced 33.7 million metric tons of crude steel, positioning it as the 10th largest producer worldwide.
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Turkish crude steel output in January 2024 was 2.45 million metric tons, down 11.5% year-on-year.
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In 2022, Turkey's long steel products production totaled 24.8 million metric tons, comprising 70% of total output.
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Flat steel production in Turkey hit 7.2 million metric tons in 2023, with Erdemir contributing 60%.
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Turkey's billet production reached 12.5 million metric tons in 2022.
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Rebar production in Turkey was 15.3 million metric tons for 2023 full year.
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Wire rod output from Turkish mills stood at 4.1 million metric tons in 2022.
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Turkey produced 2.8 million metric tons of hot rolled coil (HRC) in 2023.
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Merchant bar production in Turkey totaled 3.2 million metric tons in 2021.
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Turkey's structural steel section production was 1.9 million metric tons in 2022.
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Heavy section production reached 0.8 million metric tons in Turkey for 2023.
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Turkey's crude steel production via EAF route was 28.5 million metric tons in 2022, 81% of total.
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BOF production in Turkey amounted to 6.6 million metric tons in 2023.
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Monthly average crude steel production in Turkey during Q4 2023 was 2.7 million metric tons.
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Iskenderun region's steel production contributed 45% to national total in 2022 at 15.8 Mt.
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Marmara region's output was 12.2 million metric tons of steel products in 2023.
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Black Sea region's steel production hit 5.1 million metric tons in 2022.
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Aegean region's contribution to steel output was 1.2 million metric tons in 2023.
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Southeast Anatolia produced 4.5 million metric tons of long products in 2022.
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Scrap-based steel production in Turkey was 29.2 million metric tons in 2023.
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Direct reduced iron (DRI) usage in Turkish steelmaking was 1.8 million metric tons in 2022.
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Pig iron production totaled 6.4 million metric tons from Kardemir in 2023.
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Sponge iron production reached 0.9 million metric tons across Turkey in 2022.
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Steel billet exports from production surplus hit 2.1 Mt in Q1 2024.
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Turkey's semi-finished steel production was 18.7 million metric tons in 2023.
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Finished steel products output stood at 28.4 million metric tons in 2022.
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Galvanized steel production increased to 1.5 million metric tons in 2023.
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Cold rolled coil production was 3.1 million metric tons in Turkey for 2022.
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Turkey's steel pipe production totaled 4.2 million metric tons in 2023.
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Turkey Steel Industry Statistics statistics snapshot
Selected headline statistics from verified sources for a stable visual baseline.
Installed crude steelmaking capacity in Turkey reached 55.2 million metric tons by end-2023.55.2
Erdemir Group's total capacity is 17.5 million metric tons of crude steel annually.17.5
Tosyali Iron Steel's EAF capacity in Iskenderun is 5.6 million metric tons.5.6
Colakoglu Metalurji's capacity reached 3.2 million metric tons after DRI plant upgrade.3.2
Kardemir's blast furnace capacity stands at 2.8 million metric tons of pig iron per year.2.8
Habas Sinai's billet production capacity is 2.4 million metric tons annually.2.4
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