Türkiye has fully used its quota capacity in 6 product categories under the EU safeguard system

According to data compiled by SteelRadar from the European Commission, Türkiye fully used its quotas for 16,048 tons of organic coated sheets, 479,925 tons of HRC, 100,456 tons of hollow sections, 38,882 tons of welded pipes (other welded), 15,246 tons of large welded pipes and 96,390 tons of rebar.

In the final quota period of the year, Türkiye fully utilized most product quotas for the first time in recent periods.

With these products, Türkiye achieved 100% utilization in a total of five categories. Additionally, it used 99.9% of its 120,200-ton wire rod quota, 86.4% of its 111,166-ton merchant bars and light sections quota, 58.6% of its 22,184-ton stainless HR quarto plate quota, 50.4% of its 53,767-ton merchant bars and light sections quota (other category), and 44.3% of its 1,683-ton railway materials quota.

Among other countries, China fully used its quotas for 129,758 tons of 4B metallic coated sheets, 5,019 tons of stainless HR quarto plate, 143,225 tons of merchant bars and light sections, 7,148 tons of sheet piles, 39,196 tons of seamless pipes (other) and 8,243 tons of welded pipes (other). India fully utilized its quotas for 80,249 tons of organic coated sheets, 32,403 tons of stainless merchant bars and light sections, 6,004 tons of seamless stainless pipes and 304,720 tons of HRC. South Korea, also among the countries reaching full capacity, fully used its 37,973-ton quota for 4A metallic coated sheets and its 72,527-ton quota for organic coated sheets, while Taiwan fully used its quotas for 23,244 tons of organic coated sheets and 29,716 tons of hollow sections.