TPT March 2007

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Currently, the Turkish steel pipe industry is the fifth biggest producer in Europe after Italy, Germany, the UK and France

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The foundations of the Turkish iron and steel industry were laid in the 1930s. At present, the Turkish steel industry has three integrated works (Kardemir, Erdemir and Isdemir), with a total production capacity of nearly 6.8 million tons per year. These works operate 16 electric arc furnaces, with a total installed capacity of over 16.6 million tons per year. In 2005, Turkey had a steel production capacity totalling 24.4 million tons. By product type, 86 per cent of total steel production was utilised for long products

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(mostly used in the construction sector). About 12 per cent was used for flat products and 2 per cent for special steel in 2005. Developments in the Turkish iron and steel sector have also had a positive influence on the growth of production in iron or steel articles. Among iron or steel articles, tube and fittings have considerable importance. The welded and seamless iron and steel tube and pipe industry has a production capacity of about 3 million tons.

Another significant sub-sector is welded and seamless iron and steel tube and pipe, which equated to 1.656 million tons in 2004. Over 6,000t of the annual production of iron and steel tube and pipe is for welded products. MKEK-Çelbor (Machinery, Chemical Industry Institution), which is a state-owned company, is the only manufacturer of seamless pipes. Currently, the Turkish steel pipe industry is the fifth biggest producer in Europe after Italy, Germany, the UK and France. Turkish

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Turkey’s exports of metal and plastic pipe and fittings (value: US$)

HS Code

Product name

2003

2004

2005

7305.20 Iron & steel gas or oil drilling casing pipe (long welded)

38,792,922

249,310

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7305.31 Iron & steel long welded pipe 7305.39 Other iron & steel welded pipe

129,238

1,441,131 40,074,405 27,936,127 65,279,057 4,883,824 235,555,818

2,119,417 44,598,072 19,456,733 21,774,837 291,384,015 293,472,870 10,182,837 21,774,837 9,793,375 18,470,436 1,831,136 1,372,170

19,308,764 1,285,286 20,163,580 10,701,800 158,461,753

7305.90 Other iron & steel welded pipe and tube 7306.10 Iron & steel pipe for oil or gas pipelines 7306.20 Iron & steel casing pipe used for oil or gas drilling

7306.30 Other iron & steel circular cross section welded pipe and tube 7306.40 Stainless steel circular cross section welded pipe and tube 7306.50 Alloy steel circular cross section welded pipe and tube 7306.60 Iron & steel noncircular cross section welded pipe and tube

1,039,086 1,012,546

2,937,449 1,305,393

110,729,587 5,592,093 4,223,515 11,579,799

282,075,076 9,010,193 9,229,629 14,932,259

7306.90 Other iron & steel pipe, tube, and hollow profiles

7411

Copper tube and pipe

7412 Copper pipe fittings

7507 Nickel tube, pipe and pipe fittings

31,730

154,622

128,815

7608 Aluminium tube and pipe

2,744,042

5,518,449 2,420,286

 6,962,950 2,880,028

7609 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (ie couplings, elbows, sleeves).

932,402

7805 Lead pipe, tube and pipe fittings 7906 Zinc tube, pipe and pipe fittings

144

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2,515

23,329

148,696

188,591

8006 Tin tube, pipe and/or tube and pipe fittings

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4,527

2,698

8307 Flexible tubing of base metal

7,117,312 13,523,466

13,522,965 20,847,053

21,066,219 27,912,375

8311

Wire, rods, tube, electrode of base metals

 TOTAL

529,615,967 953,342,852 1,197,357,456

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