In the January-July period of the current year, Turkey's scrap import volume decreased by 12.7 percent to 10.01 million metric tons, while these imports were valued at $2.89 billion, down 33.3 percent, both on year-on-year basis, according to Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD).
In the given period, Turkey's scrap imports from EU countries decreased by 19 percent to 5.03 million mt, its scrap imports from the US declined by 6.3 percent to 2.2 million mt, while scrap imports from Middle East and Gulf countries amounted to 193,000 mt, down 40.3 percent, all on year-on-year basis.