In May this year, Turkey’s pig iron imports amounted to 233,905 metric tons, down by 7.6 percent compared to April and up by 107.6 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $86.85 million, decreasing 5.2 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 342.5 percent year on year.
Turkey’s pig iron imports - last 12 months
In the January-May period, Turkey's pig iron imports amounted to 933,503 mt, up 40 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 18.9 percent to $342.5 million, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest pig iron import source was Russia, which supplied 672,566 mt, up 40.65 percent year on year. Russia was followed by Kazakhstan with 107,568 mt and Germany with 55,997 mt.
Turkey’s top pig iron import sources in the January-May period this year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-May 2025 | January-May 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | May 2025 | May 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Russia | 672,566 | 478,174 | 40.65 | 166,487 | 73,326 | 127.05 |
| Kazakhstan | 107,568 | 57,094 | 88.41 | 23,258 | 19,308 | 20.46 |
| Germany | 55,997 | 24,835 | 125.48 | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 47,083 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | 44,160 | 10,038 | 339.93 | 44,159 | 10,038 | 339.93 |
| Norway | 6,052 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iran | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s pig iron imports - January-May 2025
