According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year Turkey's stainless flat steel imports fell 28.8 percent compared to the previous month, decreasing to 27,552 metric tons. The value of these imports amounted to $79.7 million, decreasing by 32.4 percent as compared to September this year.
In October, Turkey's stainless flat steel imports from Taiwan amounted to 6,576 metric tons, decreasing by 30.9 percent month on month and accounting for approximately 23.9 percent of Turkey's total stainless flat steel imports. Turkey's second biggest source of stainless flat steel imports in October was Germany with 4,057 metric tons, decreasing by 15.3 percent compared to September this year.
In the first 10 months of this year, Turkey's stainless flat steel imports amounted to 294,674 metric tons. In the given period, stainless flat steel imports from Taiwan came to 68,149 metric tons, while the import volume from South Korea totaled 41,850 mt.