Turkish HRC import volume down 12.6 percent in January-April

Monday, 12 June 2017 13:42:23 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In April this year, Turkey's total hot rolled coil (HRC) imports decreased by 5.4 percent year on year to 315,186 metric tons, down 18.3 percent compared to March, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). These imports had a value of $161.4 million, falling by 17 percent month on month and up 57.4 percent year on year.

In the first four months of the current year, Turkey's HRC imports amounted to 1.27 million mt, down 12.6 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 41.2 percent to $627.4 million, both year on year.
 
In the given period, Russia ranked first among Turkey's HRC import sources, with its HRC exports to Turkey amounting to 841,235 mt, up 53.26 percent year on year, followed by France which shipped 95,895 mt of HRC to Turkey in the given period.
 
Turkey's top HRC import sources in the first four months of this year are as follows:

 

Country

Amount (mt)

     
 

January-April

2017

January-April

2016

Y-o-y change (%)

April 2017

April 2016

Y-o-y change (%)

Russia

841,235

548,907

53.26

213,521

104,572

104.19

France

95,895

122,114

-21.47

37,810

19,018

98.81

Brazil

75,809

141,135

-46.29

-

38,142

-

Ukraine

75,544

144,771

-47.82

15,451

35,703

-56.72

Romania

53,946

114,872

-53.04

14,822

29,390

-49.57

Slovakia

42,971

3,341

-

14,342

1,151

1146.05

Belgium

24,963

24,330

2.60

5,069

62,070

-91.83

Turkey's main HRC import sources in the January-April period are as follows:


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