In June this year, Turkey’s pig iron imports amounted to 205,502 metric tons, down by 12.1 percent compared to May and up by 139.3 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $73.09 million, decreasing by 15.8 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 103.1 percent year on year.
In the first half of the year, Turkey's pig iron imports amounted to 1.14 million mt, up 51.3 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 28.2 percent to $415.67 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s pig iron imports - last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest pig iron import source was Russia, which supplied 860,007 mt, up 68.4 percent year on year. Russia was followed by Kazakhstan with 113,629 mt, up 61.9 percent, and Germany with 55,997 mt, up 125.5 percent, year on year.
Turkey’s top pig iron import sources in the January-June period this year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-June 2025 | January-June 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | June 2025 | June 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Russia | 860,007 | 510,697 | 68.4 | 187,441 | 32,523 | 476.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 113,629 | 70,189 | 61.9 | 6,061 | 13,094 | -53.7 |
| Germany | 55,997 | 24,835 | 125.5 | 12,000 | - | - |
| Indonesia | 47,083 | 19,472 | 141.8 | - | 19,472 | - |
| Ukraine | 44,160 | 30,810 | 43.3 | - | 20,772 | - |
| S.Africa | 12,000 | 30,094 | -60.1 | - | - | - |
| Norway | 6,052 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s pig iron imports - January-June 2025
