In the January-July period of the current year, Turkey's scrap import volume increased by 11 percent to 11.4 million metric tons on year-on-year basis, while these imports were valued at $3.1 billion with a 38 percent increase in the given period compared to the same period of last year, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD).
In the January-July period this year, Turkey's scrap imports from EU countries increased by 16.6 percent to 7.1 million mt, its scrap imports from the US fell by 4.4 percent to 1.9 million mt, while scrap imports from CIS countries amounted to 1.3 million mt, down 33 percent, all on year-on-year basis. In the same period, the share of EU countries in Turkey's total scrap imports was 62 percent, the share of the US in Turkey's total scrap imports was 17 percent, while CIS countries’ share was 11 percent.