First Turkish mill sets up Houston trading office

摘要

Steelmaker Colakoglu Metalurji AS has established a Houston trading house, making it the first Turkish mill to sell into the United States from a domestic location. The Houston office, which expects to begin sales of hot-rolled coil and reinforcing bar in early 2013, will sell mill direct to buyers across North America, Jose F. Gasca, chief commercial officer of Colakoglu's Houston operations, told AMM.