Turkey's flat steel exports increased by 38.12% year on year in February 2019 amid increased demand in Europe, according to the latest figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
Yet current demand for flat steel is weak in the country's key export markets, so export volumes may decrease in the next few months, Turkish market participants told Fastmarkets.Turkish producers have been offering hot-rolled coil (HRC) for export at $520-525 per tonne fob but no major deals were heard last week.Turkey exported 631,942 tonnes of finished flat steel in February 2019, 38.12% more than the 457,537 tonnes exported in February 2018, TUIK said.The main reason...