In September this year, Turkey's total hot rolled coil (HRC) imports decreased by 12.4 percent year on year to 327,203 metric tons, down 62.9 percent compared to August, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). These imports had a value of $199.9 million, rising by 65 percent month on month and up 7.7 percent year on year.
In the first nine months of the current year, Turkey's HRC imports amounted to 2.86 million mt, down 8.06 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 12.11 percent to $1.73 billion, 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 1,293,156 mt, down 92.42 percent year on year, followed by Ukraine which shipped 413,702 mt of HRC to Turkey in the given period.
Turkey's top HRC import sources in the January-September period are as follows:
|
Country |
Amount (mt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan-Sept 2018 |
Jan-Sept 2017 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
September 2018 |
September 2017 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
|
Russia |
1,293,156 |
17,070,216 |
-92.42 |
144,892 |
154,217 |
-6.05 |
|
Ukraine |
413,702 |
201,371 |
105.44 |
54,725 |
25,635 |
113.48 |
|
France |
246,528 |
344,401 |
-28.42 |
25,476 |
64,450 |
-60.47 |
|
Brazil |
168,064 |
220,398 |
-23.75 |
22,818 |
27,955 |
-18.38 |
|
Germany |
134,141 |
76,808 |
74.64 |
22,832 |
30,388 |
-24.87 |
|
Netherlands |
114,033 |
19,167 |
494.94 |
- |
1,256 |
- |
|
India |
88,242 |
23,536 |
274.92 |
39,658 |
- |
- |
Turkey's main HRC import sources in the January-September period are as follows:
