Noting that they started 2024 as they wanted, ADMIB President Fuat Tosyalı said, ‘However, our main goal is to reach our export level in 2022. We think that we can reach this point again by taking the fruits of the investments in our sector, the increase in production and the works we will carry out. The fact that our sectors, which undertake more than 10 per cent of our country's exports, will make a significant contribution to our country's economy. We believe that our iron and steel sector will provide much more serious support to the country's exports after the second half of the year.’
Türkiye's exports decreased by 4.1 per cent in March to 22.6 billion dollars. In this month, Türkiye's ferrous and non-ferrous metals exports decreased by 11.7 per cent to 1.1 billion dollars and steel exports increased by 7.1 per cent to 1.5 billion dollars.
In the first quarter of the year, exports of ferrous and non-ferrous metals decreased by 8.2 percent to 3 billion dollars, while exports from the steel sector increased by 12.2 percent to 4 billion dollars. Total exports of the two sectors reached 7 billion dollars with a growth of 2 per cent.
Double-digit growth in exports from the Mediterranean
While a similar decrease was observed in ferrous and non-ferrous metals in exports from the Mediterranean region, a record increase was recorded in steel. When the export figures from the General Secretariat of the Mediterranean Exporters' Associations (AKİB) are examined, exports of ferrous and non-ferrous metals decreased by 14 per cent to 66 million dollars in March, while steel exports reached 182 million dollars with a record increase of 25.2 per cent.
In the January-March period, exports from the iron and non-ferrous metals sector decreased by 6.3 percent to 189 million dollars, while exports from the steel sector increased by 48.9 percent to 444 million dollars. In total, the iron and steel sector reached exports of 633 million dollars with an increase of 27 per cent in this period.
Record export increases to neighbours
In March, the country to which Türkiye's iron and steel sector exported the most was Romania with 230 million dollars. This country was followed by Germany with 188 million dollars and Italy with 158 million dollars. Among the top 10 markets, the most remarkable increases were seen in exports to Romania with 82 per cent, Greece with 53 per cent and Spain with 29 per cent.
When the exports made from AKİB in March were examined, it was seen that 45 million dollars were exported to Romania, 21 million dollars to Egypt and 20 million dollars to Algeria.
Among the top 10 markets, the highest export increases were recorded in exports to Algeria with 310 per cent, to Egypt with 170 per cent, to Romania and Greece with 115 per cent.
The main target in steel exports is to catch 2022 exports
Evaluating the export data for March, Fuat Tosyalı, President of the Mediterranean Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters Association (ADMIB), made the following statements:
‘Last year, there was a global demand contraction in our steel industry and as a result, we had a bad year in exports. 2024 started as we expected. We anticipate that we will increase this performance and close the year with positive figures. However, our main goal is to reach our export level in 2022. We think that we can reach this point again by taking the fruits of the investments in our sector, the related increases in production and the works we will carry out. In ferrous and non-ferrous metals, there is a global problem parallel to the situation experienced by our steel industry last year. Declining demand and uncompetitive prices have a negative impact on the sector. We hope to see signs of recovery in this sector as of the second half of the year. The fact that our sectors, which undertake more than 10 per cent of our country's exports, will make a significant contribution to our country's economy. We believe that our iron and steel sector will provide much more serious support to the country's exports after the second half of the year.’
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