In October this year, Turkey’s hot rolled coil (HRC) exports amounted to 202,465 metric tons, down by 32.9 percent compared to September and up by 34.6 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $115.33 million, decreasing by 31.6 percent compared to the previous month and up by 24.8 percent year on year.
In the first ten months of this year, Turkey's HRC exports amounted to 2.50 million mt, up 25.5 percent, while the value of these exports increased by 13 percent to $1.45 billion, both year on year.
Turkey’s hot rolled coil exports - last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest HRC export destination was Italy with 742,599 mt, up 28.5 percent year on year. Italy was followed by Spain with 402,329 mt, up 65.1 percent, and Portugal with 210,770 mt up 88.7 percent, both compared to the same period previous year.
Turkey’s top 10 HRC export destinations in the January-October period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-October 2025 | January-October 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | October 2025 | October 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Italy | 742,599 | 577,935 | 28.5 | 36,238 | 39,698 | -8.7 |
| Spain | 402,329 | 243,733 | 65.1 | 17,413 | 13,890 | 25.4 |
| Portugal | 210,770 | 111,672 | 88.7 | 12,167 | - | |
| Belgium | 149,123 | 41,352 | 260.6 | 46,444 | - | - |
| Greece | 128,073 | 111,642 | 14.7 | 5,336 | 9,995 | -46.6 |
| Egypt | 127,977 | 218,094 | -41.3 | 9,652 | 12,021 | -19.7 |
| Libya | 82,787 | 36,840 | 124.7 | 14,022 | 2,701 | 419.1 |
| US | 63,812 | 18,749 | 240.3 | 19 | - | |
| Serbia | 63,063 | 39,032 | 61.6 | 9,975 | 8,530 | 16.9 |
| Romania | 60,284 | 27,896 | 116.1 | 425 | 5,574 | -92.4 |
Shares in Turkey’s hot rolled coil exports - January-October 2025
