Meanwhile, the revenue generated by Turkey's wire rod exports in January totaled $53.9 million, increasing by 44.3 percent year on year and down 40.85 percent compared to the previous month.
In January, Turkey's wire rod exports to the US decreased by half, while Turkish mills increased their focus on the Brazilian and Singaporean markets.
Turkey's top 10 wire rod export destinations in January 2012:
Country |
Volume (mt) |
|
January 2011 |
January 2012 |
|
257 |
12,205 |
|
- |
12,000 |
|
Libya |
7,735 |
9,766 |
Israel |
7,781 |
6,745 |
USA |
11,680 |
6,005 |
Lebanon |
- |
5,000 |
Peru |
- |
5,000 |
Iraq |
3,022 |
3,511 |
Italy |
6,150 |
3,300 |
Jordan |
2,520 |
3,280 |