According to the customs statistics compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2009 Turkey imported 32,837 metric tons of ferroalloys, increasing its imports of the products in question by 84.48 percent compared to October.
In November, of the various ferroalloys, the country's ferromanganese imports increased by 2.5 times, reaching 3,289 metric tons, ferrosilicon imports totaled 5,805 metric tons, rising by 43.48 percent, while ferrosilicomanganese imports amounted to 22,173 metric tons, up 89.32 percent, all compared to October.