Turkey's CR sheet imports down 19.34 percent in Jan-Oct

Monday, 30 December 2013 17:53:15 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year Turkey's cold rolled sheet imports totaled 1,025 metric tons, increasing by 7.67 percent compared to same month of previous year and up 463.19 percent month on month. The value of these imports was $680,176, decreasing by 14.20 percent year on year and up 680.46 percent month on month.

In the first 10 months of this year, Turkey's CR sheet imports amounted to 10,532 metric tons, decreasing by 19.34 percent, with a value of $7.01 million, down 28.37 percent, both year on year.

In the January-October period of this year, Turkey's CR sheet imports from Ukraine recorded a strong rise of 72.78 percent year on year and reached 4,266 metric tons. Ukraine was thus  Turkey's leading CR sheet import source in the given period, ahead of Slovakia. Meanwhile, Romania, which was the biggest CR sheet import source for Turkey in the first 10 months of 2012, saw a strong fall in its CR sheet exports to Turkey in the corresponding period of the current year.  

Turkey's top 10 CR sheet sources in the first 10 months of this year are as follows:

CountryAmount (mt)   
 Jan-Oct. 2013Jan-Oct. 2012Oct. 2013Oct. 2012
Ukraine4,2662,469  
Slovakia3,3763,311938 
Sweden9495472693
Germany52513515748
Romania4425,124  
Greece285-  
Hungary16238  
Belgium158191 26
Italy125501  
France67176 29

Turkey's CR sheet import sources in January-October 2013 are as follows:

 


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