In January this year, Turkey's rebar exports to the UAE, the largest rebar export destination of Turkey, decreased by 16 percent compared to the same month last year, while rebar exports to Singapore increased significantly in January 2012 compared to the very low export level recorded in the same month last year.
Turkey's top 10 rebar export destinations in January 2012:
Country |
Volume (mt) |
|
January 2011 |
January 2012 |
|
133,521 |
111,992 |
|
Iraq |
72,359 |
80,079 |
US |
34,395 |
78,141 |
Yemen |
22,917 |
63,504 |
Egypt |
40,602 |
54,663 |
183 |
45,251 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
13,918 |
38,022 |
Lebanon |
32,809 |
27,475 |
Libya |
23,507 |
25,748 |
Israel |
26,548 |
20,702 |