China's steel exports soared to Turkey in the first season Due to the first quarter of a sharp rise in imports of steel from China, Turkey iron and steel manufacturers to take back the Chinese steel manufacturers to take back protective measures. Turkey producers association released data show that in the first quarter of this year, Turkey finished steel production increased slight increase of 0.2%, 8.8 million tons. One of the long timber production increased from 1.1% to 6440000 tons, while the plate production fell by 2.3% to 2360000 tons. Crude steel production in Turkey over the same period fell by 8.8% to 7730000 tons. A quarter of Turkey steel consumption reached 7870000 tons, an increase of 9%, mainly driven by the substantial increase in the amount of plate consumption. Which consumption of 3930000 tons of plate, an increase of 13.7%; long material consumption grew 4.8% to 3940000 tons. Affected by the economic slowdown, 2014 Turkey total steel consumption decreased slightly from 1.9% to 30740000 tons. Of which the amount of consumer material consumption fell by 3.3%, to 16140000 tons; the amount of plate consumption fell from 0.2% to 14600000 tons of year. According to statistics, a quarter of Turkey exports of steel 4350000 tons, down 7.6%, mainly due to the main export market demand for steel Turkey downturn and fierce competition. A quarter of Turkey steel exports and imports from the same period last year, 137:100 fell significantly to 103:100. A quarter of Turkey steel imports reached 4300000 tons, an increase of 33.4%. Which plate imports increased from 26.9% to 2050000 tons; imports of long timber fell from 1% to 339000 tons; pipe imports of 99000 tons, down 5.4%. A quarter of Turkey imported from China's substantial growth of 284%, reaching 567000 tons, equivalent to the annual import volume of 2250000 tons. Which imports of 364000 tons of plate, an increase of up to 702%; import volume of 66000 tons of timber, an increase of 160%; pipe imports of 48000 tons. This shows that a quarter of Turkey steel demand growth almost entirely from the import to meet, especially from China's steel. Due to the first quarter of a sharp rise in imports of steel from China, Turkey iron and steel manufacturers to take back the Chinese steel manufacturers to take back protective measures. Turkey local steel mills that from China to import large quantities of steel has the local steel industry damage, if not control this year, China is likely to become the biggest supplier of steel to the turkey. Turkish Ministry of economic affairs have been in this year by the end of January from seven countries, China, Russia, Japan, France, Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia of hot rolled plate and the volume of imports of anti-dumping investigation, and during some of the country's exports has become quite cautious, while China is still increasing exports, the Turkish government or from China's steel imports to take protective measures.