A Case Study: Investigation of the Contribution of Accredited Laboratories on the Iron & Steel Sector in Turkey
Betul ERCAN Yasin Akgül Alper Incesu Muzeyyen ABUNAZ Bulent AYDEMIR Murat KAVRUK
AbstractThe iron and steel (I&S) sector plays an active role in the world economy with a market share of an estimated $1,715 billion. As in other sectors, qualified production is a crucial step for international trade for I&S sector. For example; between the years 2013-2015, two major steel-producing countries of Turkey and Germany have reacted differently against the low quality steel sale from China. While the poor quality steel produced by China has no place in the German market, it has played an active role in the Turkish market. From this point of view, the effects of the accredited laboratories on the sectors they serve were examined by means of the iron and steel industry. The trend of the accredited laboratories in Turkey serving the iron and steel industry has been investigated in detail. In addition, the results were compared with Germany.