Turkey's CR sheet imports up 80.61 percent in Jan over Dec

Friday, 28 March 2014 11:31:09 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In January this year, Turkey's cold rolled sheet imports totaled 475 metric tons, increasing by 331.82 percent compared to the same month of 2013 and up 80.61 percent month on month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports was $405,681 increasing by 256.46 percent year on year and up 33.41 percent month on month.

In January of the current year, Slovakia ranked first among Turkey's CR sheet import destinations, ahead of Sweden and Romania

Turkey's CR sheet import sources in January this year are as follows:

CountryAmount (mt) 
 Jan.2014Jan.2013
Slovakia166-
Sweden1381
Romania123-
Russia11-
S. Korea10-
Germany91

Turkey's CR sheet import sources in January this year can be seen in the graph below:


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