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.
Turkey’s steel capacity grew to 55.2 million tons by 2023, with utilization at 62%.
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