According to the data provided by the Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), in November this year Turkey's total steel profile exports amounted to 123,313 metric tons, rising by 19 percent year on year and down 23.15 percent compared to October this year. Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $100.8 million, up by 43.6 percent compared to November 2010 and down by 20.35 percent month on month.
On the other hand, in the first 11 months of this year Turkey's steel profile exports stood at 1.55 million metric tons, up 6.1 percent year on year, while the total revenue of these exports amounted to $1.2 billion, increasing by 29.87 percent as compared to January-November 2010.
Turkey's top 10 steel profile export destinations in November 2011:
Country | Quantity (mt) | |
November 2010 | November 2011 | |
Saudi Arabia | 10,930 | 27,788 |
Iraq | 16,102 | 18,560 |
Brazil | 870 | 5,912 |
UK | 4,643 | 5,884 |
Morocco | 10,858 | 4,916 |
Algeria | 5 | 3,742 |
Ecuador | 189 | 3,706 |
India | 1,066 | 3,603 |
UAE | 4,324 | 2,757 |
Egypt | 4,015 | 2,416 |