2021-01-15 11:05:49 GMT2021-01-15 19:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISTANBUL, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) Turkey s steel sector will follow a policy based on the diversification of its export markets in 2021 with a significant focus on the Far East, South America, and West Africa, said Adnan Aslan, chairman of the Turkish Steel Exporters Association. In the new period, we will increase our export figures by diversifying our export markets, and we will focus primarily on the markets in the Far East, South America, and West Africa, Aslan told Xinhua on Friday.
The Turkish steel industry achieved 20.6 million tons of export in 2020, with a 2.8 percent year-on-year loss mostly caused by the disadvantageous consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.