According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year Turkey's chrome ore exports amounted to 98,315 metric tons, falling 17 percent compared to September this year and down 40 percent compared to the same month of 2011. Meanwhile, in October the revenue generated by Turkey's chrome ore exports totaled $20 million, decreasing 12 percent compared to September this year and down 42.7 percent on year-on-year basis.
Meanwhile, in the first 10 months of 2012 Turkey's chrome ore exports decreased by 6.15 percent to 1.7 million metric tons, while the revenue for these exports stood at $336 million, down by 14.85 percent, both compared to the same period of 2011.
In the first 10 months of this year, Turkey's chrome ore exports to China amounted to 1.5 million mt, constituting 87 percent of Turkey's total chrome exports, down 1.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
On the other hand, Turkey's manganese ore exports in October this year amounted to 19,412 mt, double both compared to the previous month and year on year, while the country's manganese ore exports in the first 10 months of this year totaled 94,100 mt, rising 19.1 percent compared to the January-October period of the previous year.