Turkey’s ferroalloy imports up 8.5 percent in 2011

Thursday, 09 February 2012 11:38:33 (GMT+2)

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December 2011 Turkey's ferroalloy imports rose 8.8 percent compared to the previous month and were down 37.6 percent compared to December 2010, totaling 31,187 metric tons. The value of these imports amounted to $46.3 million, increasing by six percent as compared to November and down 40.9 percent year on year.

In the whole of 2011, Turkey's ferroalloy imports totaled 432,549 metric tons, increasing 8.5 percent compared to 2010.

In 2011, Ukraine was Turkey's biggest source of ferroalloys with 135,083 metric tons, decreasing by 25.5 percent compared to 2010 and accounting for approximately 31.2 percent of Turkey's total ferroalloy imports. Turkey's second biggest source of ferroalloy imports in 2011 was India with 59,225 metric tons, increasing by 79.3 percent compared to 2010.

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