Meanwhile, in the first quarter of the current year, Turkey's flat steel imports amounted to 1.1 million metric tons, decreasing 18 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2011.
In the first quarter of the current year, Turkey's hot rolled flat steel imports from Ukraine amounted to 178,849 metric tons, decreasing by 21.45 percent year on year. Turkey's second biggest source of hot rolled flat steel imports in January-March this year was Romania with 166,957 metric tons, up 24.5 percent compared to the first three months of 2011.
Product |
Import volume (mt) |
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March 2012 |
March 2011 |
Jan-Mar 2012 |
Jan-Mar 2011 |
|
Hot rolled flat steel |
228,948 |
385,603 |
719,233 |
923,191 |
Cold rolled flat steel |
50,684 |
60,809 |
165,046 |
142,554 |
Coated |
49,816 |
76,159 |
148,652 |
208,407 |
Strip |
23,821 |
20,564 |
70,750 |
71,743 |
Total |
353,269 |
543,134 |
1,103,681 |
1,345,895 |