According to the customs statistics provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in 2009 Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports amounted to 562,830 metric tons, decreasing by 22.75 percent as compared to 2008.
In 2009, Turkey's average CRC import price stood at $694.22/mt, declining by 24.74 percent or $228/mt compared to the previous year.
Turkey's top five CRC import sources in 2009 are as follows:
Country |
Volume (mt) |
Russia |
197,389 |
Ukraine |
73,224 |
Spain |
51,790 |
Belgium |
44,611 |
Romania |
43,356 |