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) |
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|
|
|
|
|
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: