--- title: "Fuat Tosyalı: Strategic protection supporting value-added green steel production is essential" type: "article" canonical: "https://greensteel.com.tr/article/fuat-tosyali-strategic-protection-supporting-value-added-green-steel-production-is-essential" site: "Green Steel" lang: "en" published_at: "2026-03-16T03:28:08+00:00" updated_at: "2026-10-04T16:58:51+00:00" categories: - "Low-Carbon Steel Policy and Markets" - "Steel Trade Policy" tags: - "Green Steel" entities: - "Fuat Tosyalı" word_count: 455 reading_time_minutes: 3 image: "https://greensteel.com.tr/img/WlQdwj-UU42241nHlcbf0-wRdujUkqeTTqYaldHUfpY/pr:c16x9_1200/dXBsb2Fkcy82My9hZDRlODhmYWFhNTg2MmFjLmpwZw.jpeg/fuat-tosyali-stratejik-koruma-ile-sektorun-rekabet-gucunu-artirabiliriz.jpeg" --- # Fuat Tosyalı: Strategic protection supporting value-added green steel production is essential > Tosyalı Holding Chairman Fuat Tosyalı calls for comprehensive measures to support value-added green steel production and protect against unfair competition amid global trade pressure. Tosyalı Holding Chairman Fuat Tosyalı says global trade has been under severe pressure for 2 years and calls for comprehensive measures that support value-added green steel production and provide strategic protection against unfair competition. Drawing attention to the serious difficulties faced by iron and steel producers in the domestic market as a result of global developments, Fuat Tosyalı said: “On the export side, we are experiencing this unfair competition with China in many countries. Therefore, when addressing this unfair competition from Far Eastern sources, we must develop a holistic approach that considers not only the domestic market but also our export markets, and take comprehensive measures. We are entering a period in which practices that support value-added green steel production and provide strategic protection against unfair competition need to be handled with greater sensitivity. Steps taken with this focus will strengthen the sector's international competitiveness.” ## **"We made investments focused on sustainability, efficiency, and scale"** Stating that as a company that foresees developments in the sector, they have made investments focused on sustainability, efficiency, and scale, Tosyalı said: “With these investments, we continue to strengthen our competitiveness in the global market. We are a company operating at the global level in green steel production, and we are determinedly continuing our efforts to further reduce carbon emissions at our production facilities, especially through our investments in renewable, clean energy sources. In 2025, we took the first step for one of our country's largest self-consumption solar power plant projects with a capacity of 1.2 GW through the first-phase works in Osmaniye. Thus, we will meet nearly 50 percent of our self-consumption from solar. Additionally, our work on using green hydrogen — a clean energy source — in production at our facilities continues. In this context, our second DRI plant in Algeria became the world's first facility to begin commercial production with the capability to run on both natural gas and, with a minor modification, 100 percent hydrogen. We achieve nearly 50 percent less carbon emissions on a product basis compared to our competitors and accepted values. We gather our green steel products under our Tosyalı V-Green brand.” ## **"We increased our global crude steel production by 110 percent"** Tosyalı described their position among global steel producers: “By continuously raising our production and world ranking every year, we are the only company that has been able to sustain this achievement among the world's top 50 steel producers. We doubled our global visibility by increasing our global crude steel production by 110 percent over the past five years and reached the position of the company with the highest crude steel output based in Türkiye. We are Europe's 3rd largest steel producer. We will take firm steps toward our goal of becoming one of the world's top 20 steel companies within the next 5 years.” ## FAQ ### What does Fuat Tosyalı mean by ‘strategic protection’ for green steel? Tosyalı calls for practices that support value-added green steel production and provide strategic protection against unfair competition from Far Eastern sources, applied holistically across both domestic and export markets. ### What solar energy investment has Tosyalı launched in Türkiye? In 2025 Tosyalı began first-phase works on a 1.2 GW self-consumption solar power plant project in Osmaniye. Once complete, it will meet nearly 50 percent of the company’s self-consumption needs. ### How does Tosyalı brand its green steel products? Green steel products are gathered under the Tosyalı V-Green brand, representing the company’s low-carbon output. ### How much has Tosyalı grown its global crude steel production over five years? Global crude steel production grew 110 percent over the past five years, making Tosyalı Europe’s third-largest steel producer and the only company consistently rising among the world’s top 50 steel producers each year. ### What are Tosyalı’s ambitions in green hydrogen for steelmaking? The company’s second DRI plant in Algeria is already capable of running on 100 percent hydrogen with a minor modification. Green hydrogen integration in production at its facilities is an ongoing focus, positioning Tosyalı for full hydrogen-based steelmaking when infrastructure matures. ## Categories - [Low-Carbon Steel Policy and Markets](https://greensteel.com.tr/low-carbon-steel-policy-and-markets) - [Steel Trade Policy](https://greensteel.com.tr/steel-trade-policy) ## Tags - [Green Steel](https://greensteel.com.tr/tag/green-steel)