Turkey's largest steelmaking group Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Erdemir) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013.
In the third quarter, the net profit of the company amounted to TRY 223.6 million ($109.1 million), increasing 47.4 percent year on year. The company's sales revenues in the given quarter amounted to TRY 2.15 billion ($1.04 billion), down 8.4 percent, while its operating income was TRY 350.1 million ($170.8 million), up 44.3 percent, both year on year .
During the first nine months of the current year, Erdemir registered a net profit of TRY 767.88 million ($374.6 million), increasing more than two times compared to the same period of 2012. The company's sales revenues increased by one percent year on year to TRY 7.2 billion ($3.5 billion). In the first nine months, Erdemir's operating profit was TRY 1.2 billion ($585.3 million), up 122 percent year on year.
Regarding the operational results, during January-September crude steel production at Erdemir's Eregli works increased by 22.4 percent year on year to 2.8 million mt, while crude steel output at the producer's Iskenderun works decreased by 7.8 percent year on year to 3.1 million mt.
In the given period, the flat steel output of Erdemir increased by 6.2 percent to 4.63 million mt, while the company's long steel output amounted to 1.02 million mt, up 1.2 percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2012. Additionally, the flat and long steel sales volumes of Erdemir increased in the given period, standing at 4.67 million mt and 1.05 million mt, respectively.
According to Erdemir, the global economy has been picking up speed, while data on the Chinese economy confirms the slowdown in growth. On the other hand, the emergence of the EU from recession and the strengthening of the recovery in the US both support the Chinese manufacturing PMI.
