In January this year, Turkey's billet and bloom import volume decreased by 17.8 percent year on year to 262,105 mt, up 17 percent compared to the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports totaled $105.15 million, up 11.2 percent year on year and rising by 25 percent compared to the previous month.
In the given period, Turkey imported 113,935 mt of billet and bloom from Ukraine, down 11.89 percent year on year, with Ukraine ranking as Turkey's leading billet and bloom import source, ahead of Russia which supplied 109,355 mt in the given period.
Turkey's top billet and bloom import sources in January this year are as follows:
Country |
Amount (mt) |
||
January 2017 |
January 2016 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
|
Ukraine |
113,935 |
129,310 |
-11.89 |
Russia |
109,355 |
79,307 |
37.89 |
Belarus |
10,138 |
- |
- |
Georgia |
8,331 |
- |
- |
Azerbaijan |
5,368 |
- |
- |
Italy |
5,034 |
4,841 |
3.99 |
Brazil |
4,968 |
29,787 |
-83.32 |
Turkey's main billet and bloom sources on country basis in January this year are presented below:
