In January this year, Turkey's steel billet exports to Saudi Arabia were up sixfold compared to a year ago, while its steel billet exports to the UAE decreased by 83.5 percent compared to January 2011.
Turkey's top 10 steel billet export destinations in January 2012:
Country |
Quantity (mt) |
|
January 2012 |
January 2011 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
205,508 |
33,478 |
Egypt |
24,529 |
27,460 |
Tunisia |
8,200 |
- |
UAE |
6,975 |
42,270 |
Qatar |
7,400 |
- |
Italy |
5,093 |
5,175 |
Germany |
2,157 |
1,667 |
Israel |
4,768 |
2,431 |
Spain |
3,150 |
- |
Austria |
1,035 |
1,167 |