According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey exported 888,478 tons of steel products including steel scraps, semi-finished and finished steel products to the European Union in the first quarter of this year, soaring by 33.3% year on year.
In the given period of time, Turkey's exports of steel products made to Italy totaled 262,329 tons, more than triple in comparison of those in the same period of 2012; those made to the Netherlands were at 104,120 tons, more than double from the same quarter of the previous year.