In October this year, Turkey’s coking coal imports amounted to 439,700 metric tons, up by 4.3 percent compared to September and by 18.9 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $101.06 million, increasing by 18.7 percent compared to the previous month and by 13.6 percent year on year.
In the January-October period, Turkey's coking coal imports amounted to 4,697,039 mt, up 22.2 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 15.3 percent to $1.22 billion, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest coking coal import source was Australia, with 2,481,396 mt. Australia was followed by the US with 1,819,099 mt and Russia with 283,475 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 coking coal import sources in the January-October period this year:
Country |
Amount (mt) |
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January-October 2023 |
January-October 2024 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
October 2023 |
October 2024 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Australia |
2,172,834 |
2,481,396 |
14.2 |
145,139 |
346,285 |
138.6 |
US |
963,511 |
1,819,099 |
88.8 |
215,438 |
76,411 |
-64.5 |
Russia |
379,152 |
283,475 |
-25.2 |
9,372 |
17,003 |
81.4 |
Colombia |
165,358 |
113,068 |
-31.6 |
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- |
- |
Turkey’s main coking coal import sources on country basis in the January-October period this year are presented below:
