On the other hand, for the whole of 2011 Turkey's rebar exports reached 7.3 million metric tons, up 14.4 percent year on year, while the total revenue of these exports amounted to $5 billion, increasing by 37.2 percent as compared to 2010.
In 2011, Turkey's rebar exports to the UAE, the largest rebar export destination of Turkey, decreased by 6.3 percent, while rebar exports to Singapore increased by 130 percent, both compared to 2010.
Turkey's top 10 rebar export destinations in 2011:
Country |
Volume (mt) |
|
2010 |
2011 |
|
1,328,734 |
1,245,014 |
|
Iraq |
565,356 |
858,975 |
233,007 |
534,826 |
|
Egypt |
517,676 |
446,076 |
Israel |
311,513 |
427,719 |
US |
208,262 |
410,451 |
Saudi Arabia |
479,202 |
256,231 |
Yemen |
344,943 |
250,847 |
Lebanon |
141,851 |
238,139 |
Peru |
180,972 |
208,708 |