Turkey’s pig iron imports down 37.3 percent in January-June

Tuesday, 29 August 2017 15:25:13 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In June this year, Turkey's pig iron imports amounted to 85,365 mt, down 16.5 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value of Turkey's pig iron imports in the given month increased by 7.3 percent year on year to $30.5 million.

In the first six months of the current year, Turkey's pig iron imports decreased by 37.3 percent to 387,117 mt, while the revenue from these imports amounted to $131.2 million, down 8.85 percent, both year on year.

In the given period, Turkey imported 199,165 metric tons of pig iron from Russia, down 13.98 percent year on year. Russia ranked first among Turkey's pig iron import sources in the period in question, followed by Ukraine which supplied 105,145 mt, down 70.32 percent year on year.
 
Turkey's pig iron import sources in the given period are as follows:

 

Country

Amount (mt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan-Jun 2017

Jan-Jun 2016

Y-o-y change (%)

June 2017

June 2016

Y-o-y change (%)

Russia

199,165

231,524

-13.98

49,026

24,016

104.14

Ukraine

105,145

354,215

-70.32

8,537

69,600

-87.73

Germany

36,920

6,437

473.56

3,000

2,781

7.87

India

24,776

-

-

24,776

-

-

Turkey's pig iron sources in the January-June period can be seen in the graph below:


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