The Position of Group within the Sector

Group’s production in 2018 has been 9.1 million tonnes. In the first nine months of 2019, the crude steel production in Ereğli Plant had decreased by 11 percent and went down to 2.246 thousand tonnes while the crude steel production in İskenderun Plant had decreased by 2 percent went down to 4.208 thousand tonnes. In the first nine months of 2019, Group’s production had decreased by 5 percent and went down to 6.454 thousand tonnes.

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 26% 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 eight 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 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.

Production Plants and Productivity

Products

The main products of the Group are as follows:

Production (quantity)

Sales (quantity)

Source from ERDEMIR