In October this year, Turkey’s pig iron imports amounted to 189,875 metric tons, up by 3.8 percent compared to September and up by 94.6 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $65.92 million, increasing by 5.9 percent compared to the previous month and by 71.1 percent year on year.
In the first ten months of the year, Turkey's pig iron imports amounted to 1.86 million mt, up 73.4 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 46.3 percent to $671.60 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 1.45 million mt, up 108.7 percent year on year. Russia was followed by Kazakhstan with 133,803 mt, down 14.7 percent, and Ukraine with 75,386 mt, up 4.1 percent year on year.
Turkey’s top pig iron import sources in the January-October period this year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-October 2025 | January-October 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | October 2025 | October 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Russia | 1,446,569 | 693,236 | 108.7 | 150,130 | 64,701 | 132.0 |
| Kazakhstan | 133,803 | 156,931 | -14.7 | 2,258 | 32,859 | -93.1 |
| Ukraine | 75,386 | 72,396 | 4.1 | 31,226 | - | - |
| Germany | 55,997 | 24,835 | 125.5 | - | - | - |
| India | 55,000 | 35,200 | 56.2 | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 47,083 | 19,472 | 141.8 | - | - | - |
| S. Africa | 22,000 | 40,094 | -45.1 | - | - | - |
| Zimbabwe | 13,799 | - | - | - | - | |
| Brazil | 6,260 | 26,310 | -76.2 | 6,260 | - | - |
| Norway | 6,052 | - | - | - | - | |
Shares in Turkey’s pig iron imports - January-October 2025
