In September this year, Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports increased by 0.7 percent to 47,644 mt compared to the same month of 2015, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports was $26.4 million, increasing by 6.88 percent year on year.
During the January-September period this year, Turkey's CRC imports increased by 15.3 percent to 598,762 mt, while the value of these imports amounted to $263.8 million, falling 9.6 percent, both year on year.
In the first nine months of the current year, Russia ranked first among Turkey's CRC import sources, supplying 270,454 mt, up 18.09 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given period, Turkey's CRC imports from Ukraine totaled 105,707 mt, up 16.77 percent compared to the same period of 2015.
Turkey's main CRC import sources in the January-September period this year are as follows:
Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
Jan-Sept 2016 | Jan-Sept 2015 | Y-o-y change (%) | September 2016 | September 2015 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
Russia | 270,454 | 229,021 | 18.09 | 21,897 | 19,208 | 14.00 |
Ukraine | 105,707 | 90,527 | 16.77 | 4,295 | 8,937 | -51.94 |
Romania | 64,222 | 53,123 | 20.89 | 6,239 | 2,294 | 171.97 |
Belgium | 55,551 | 39,384 | 41.05 | 2,571 | 2,408 | 6.77 |
South Korea | 25,624 | 23,737 | 7.95 | 3,731 | 6,430 | -41.98 |
Turkey's CRC import sources in the January-September period this year can be seen in the graph below:
