Turkey’s HRC import volume up 15.4% in January

According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in January this year Turkey’s imports of Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) increased by 15.4% year-on-year to 413,777 metric tons, in up 21.8% from December. Revenue from these imports was $366.43 million, up 22.3% month-on-month and up 84.6% from the same month in 2021.
During the review period, Ukraine ranked first among Turkey’s HRC import sources, with its HRC exports to Turkey amounting to 94,600 tonnes, down 22.6% year-on-year, followed by Russia which shipped 75,820 tons of HRC to Turkey in the given period.
The main sources of HRC imports from Turkey in January are as follows:
The country |
Amount (tons) |
|
|
|
January 2022 |
January 2021 |
Annual change (%) |
Ukraine |
94,600 |
122,250 |
-22.62 |
Russia |
75,820 |
134 139 |
-43.48 |
UK |
69 197 |
– |
– |
France |
48,895 |
29,625 |
65.05 |
Netherlands |
42,343 |
1,551 |
2630.05 |
Japan |
22,276 |
52,992 |
-57.96 |
Slovakia |
19,807 |
– |
– |
Spain |
18,315 |
1,276 |
1335.34 |
Serbia |
9,682 |
– |
– |
Germany |
7,923 |
1,099 |
620.93 |
The main sources of HRC imports from Turkey in January are as follows: