The 10.2% drop in output was largely attributed to subdued end-user demand and weakening export markets for Turkish steel.
The European Commission (EC) imposed
definitive safeguard duties on imports of a range of steel products on February 1. The commission then started a
review of the measures in May.
The current measures increase the level of tariff-free quotas for each product category by 5% each year from July 1, 2019 – the end of the...