According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in April this year Turkey's chrome ore exports amounted to 131,406 metric tons, rising 84 percent compared to March and down 33 percent compared to the same month of 2012. Meanwhile, in April the revenue generated by Turkey's chrome ore exports totaled $27 million, decreasing 30 percent on year-on-year basis.
On the other hand, in the first four months of 2013 Turkey's chrome ore exports decreased by 5.5 percent to 576,860 metric tons, while the revenue for these exports amounted to $119 million, down 3.1 percent, both compared to the first four months of 2012.
Turkey's largest and almost only export destination for chrome ore in April this year was China, which received 84 percent of the country's total chrome ore exports, amounting to 110,960 mt, down 28.2 percent year on year. Sweden followed China in April, importing 15,736 mt of chrome ore from Turkey, down 17.6 percent compared to the same month of 2012.
On the other hand, Turkey exported 42,593 mt of manganese ore in April, increasing significantly compared to the 9,631 mt recorded in the same period last year, while there is no record of nickel ore exports from Turkey in the month in question.