The new India-EU strategic agenda redefines steel's role in bilateral relations through decarbonisation, common standards, and end-user demand. Green hydrogen cooperation and infrastructure projects will drive long-term steel demand.
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.
Tosyalı Holding is set to close 2025 with approximately $9 billion in revenue, recording nearly 30% growth. With 15 million tonnes of liquid steel capacity across three continents, the company targets the world's top 20.
Brussels confirmed there will be no Christmas exemption from green levies, leaving British steel producers facing Brexit-like paperwork burdens on £7 billion in EU exports from January.
The Turkish steel sector achieved approximately $16.5 billion in exports in 2025 despite global headwinds. But 2026 will be a year of struggle — with CBAM, new EU quotas, and Chinese overcapacity reshaping the landscape.
Ukraine, where steel product imports surged in double digits last year, is taking action to protect domestic producers. Türkiye is the leading supplier, with shipments of 630,000 tonnes of flat steel — up 19.4% year-on-year.
One of Türkiye's leading steel profile producers and major exporters, Kocaer Çelik, achieved its highest-ever sales and production levels in 2025, increasing total sales volume by 17.6% and production by 26% year-on-year.