The association emphasized that preventing China from sending the surplus caused by the contraction of its construction sector to Turkey is important in order to close the current trade foreign deficit of the Turkish steel industry.In addition, according to the latest statement of the TCUD, steel imports from China, the country from which Turkey imports the most after Russia, increased by 84 percent in the first seven months this year.Stating that most of the given investments are export-oriented, the TCUD secretary general pointed out that the competitiveness of the Turkish steel industry is already low due to Turkey’s high energy prices.