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:
Country | Amount (mt) | |
Jan.2014 | Jan.2013 | |
Slovakia | 166 | - |
Sweden | 138 | 1 |
Romania | 123 | - |
Russia | 11 | - |
S. Korea | 10 | - |
Germany | 9 | 1 |
Turkey's CR sheet import sources in January this year can be seen in the graph below: