Turkey's CRC imports down 21.2 percent in January-September

Thursday, 14 November 2019 12:23:09 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In September this year, Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports decreased by 4.8 percent month on month to 53,803 mt, down 28.4 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports was $31.93 million, decreasing by five percent compared to August and down 36 percent year on year.

Meanwhile, in the first nine months of this year, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 501,728 metric tons, down 21.2 percent year on year, while the revenue generated by these imports totaled $305.47 million, decreasing by 28 percent compared to same period of 2018.

In the January- September period, Russia ranked first among Turkey's CRC import sources, supplying 254,908 mt, down 13.23 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given period, Turkey's CRC imports from Romania totaled 53,925 mt.

Turkey's main CRC import sources in the January- September period are as follows: 

Country

Amount (mt)

   

 

 

 

 

January-September 2019

January- September 2018

Change (%)

September 2019

September 2018

Change (%)

Russia

254,908

293,768

-13.23

26,635

49,978

-46.71

Romania

53,925

55,555

-2.93

6,132

6,949

-11.76

Belgium

40,783

46,164

-11.66

8,001

1,691

373.15

Italy

37,769

11,069

241.21

      5,168

471

997.24

Netherlands

17,272

17,941

-3.73

2,273

1,893

20.07

Germany

16,716

15,065

10.96

415

1,053

-60.59

Japan

15,778

470

-

-

-

-

China

13,632

93,263

-85.38

471

9,629

-95.11

Ukraine

11,259

44,056

-74.44

-

-

 

Turkey's CRC import sources in the January-September period of the current year can be seen in the graph below:


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