Turkey’s steel pipe exports up 5.76 percent in Jan-Apr

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 (GMT+3)   |  
       

According to the statistics provided by Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), in April this year Turkey's total steel pipe exports amounted to 152,489 metric tons, increasing by 15.4 percent year on year.

In the January-April period of this year Turkey's total steel pipe exports amounted to 610,731 metric tons, rising by 5.76 percent compared to the corresponding period last year. Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $575.2 million, up by 2.5 percent compared to January-April 2011.

Turkey's steel pipe exports to the US increased strongly in the first four months of 2012, while exports to the EU-27 declined almost by 20 percent, both compared to the same period last year. In the period in question, Turkey's steel pipe exports to North Africa and the Middle East saw important year-on-year increases.

Turkey's top 10 steel pipe export destinations in January-April 2012:

Country

Quantity (mt)

Jan-Apr 2011

 Jan-Apr 2012

USA

50,311

  123,750

Iraq

66,942

  91,154

UK

60,449

  76,856

Romania

32,152

  34,362

Algeria

24,841

  26,832

Netherlands

29,962

  22,399

Denmark

363

  20,711

Belgium

21,587

  19,939

Germany

23,349

  19,729

Georgia

3,961

  17,642


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