TURKEY: Steel producer Kardemir is to begin exporting wagon wheels to EU customers, having obtained TSI certification.
The company announced on October 20 that it was about to begin exporting 30 000 freight wagon wheels to unnamed customers across the EU.
The steel plant at Karabuk is located on the Kirikkale – Zonguldak line in north central Turkey. It has an annual production capacity of 200 000 wheels, which are produced from ER7 and ER8 steel meeting the EN 13262+A2 standard.
Kardemir also produces rail for domestic and export customers. Earlier this year the company exported its first rails to Afghanistan.
