Operational Developments
Turkey’s first and only integrated flat steel producer, Group, who
carries out production, operation, maintenance and modernization
activities within its all facilities. Manufacturing 29% of all crude
steel production in Turkey, Group again continued its operations in line
with the principle of optimal costs, maximum productivity and quality of
production in the first two months of 2019.
Construction of 2nd Galvanizing Line, signed in 2015, finished and
started to trial production in Ereğli. Value added galvanized production
is aimed from new line to increase sales for manufacturing industry
mainly automotive and white goods sectors.
Ersem, with a total of 1 million 950 thousand tonnes of slitting and
cut-to-length capacity, is Turkey's largest steel service center. With 4
production footprints in Gebze, Kdz. Ereğli, Iskenderun and Manisa,
Ersem supplies just in time deliveries and storage services for our
customers.
Information about the sector
Global crude steel production in February 2019 decreased by 6.4 percent
month on month and increased by 4.1 percent year on year to 137.3
million tonnes. In the January-February period of this year, global
crude steel production increased to 287.6 million tonnes, up 3.8 percent
year on year.
In February this year, crude steel output in Asia amounted to 96.5
million tonnes, rising by 6.8 percent, with 71 million tonnes produced
by China, up 9.2 percent, 7.7 million tonnes produced by Japan,
decreasing by 6.6 percent, 8.7 million tonnes produced by India, rising
by 2.3 percent, and 5.5 million tonnes produced by South Korea, up by
1.1 percent - with all comparisons on year-on-year basis.
EU-28 countries produced 13 million of crude steel in February down by 5
percent year on year. In the given period, Germany's output was 3.1
million tonnes, falling by 9.4 percent year on year, Italy's crude steel
output was 2 million tonnes, down by 2.7 percent year on year, and
France's crude steel output amounted to 1.3 million, down by 0.3 percent
year on year
Iran's crude steel production in February amounted to 2 million, up by
21.7 percent year on year. The CIS registered a crude steel output of
7.5 million, falling by 2 on year-on-year basis, with Russia producing
5.2 million, down 4.4 percent, and Ukraine producing 1.7 million,
declining by 5 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
Production Plants and
Productivity
Capacity used (%) |
1 January - 31 March 2019 |
1 January - 31 March 2018 |
Liquid Steel |
98% |
100% |
Slab |
92% |
95% |
Billet |
51% |
44% |
Products
The main products of the Group are as follows:
Erdemir |
Isdemir |
Ermaden |
Tinplate |
Billet |
Pellets |
Galvanized |
Wire Rod |
Iron Ore |
Cold Rolled |
Slab |
|
Hot Rolled |
Hot Rolled |
|
Plate |
|
|
Production (quantity)
Final Products (000 Tonne) |
1 January - 31 March 2019 |
1 January - 31 March 2018 |
Flat Products |
1.827 |
1.959 |
Long Products |
315 |
251 |
Iron Ore and Pellet |
425 |
430 |
Sales (quantity)
Final Products (000 Tonne) |
1 January - 31 March 2019 |
1 January - 31 March 2018 |
Flat Products |
1.888 |
1.937 |
Long Products |
336 |
249 |
Iron Ore and Pellet Sales (*) |
438 |
512 |
Source from
ERDEMIR
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