Turkish CRC imports down 6.7% in January-February

In February this year, Turkey’s imports of cold-rolled coil (CRC) increased by 16.7% month-on-month to 54,813 tons, up 16% year-on-year, according to data provided by the Institute. Turkish Statistics (TUIK). The value of these imports was $57.62 million, up 13.4% from January and 80.7% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, during the January-February period of this year, Turkey’s CRC imports amounted to 101,758 metric tons, down 6.7% year-on-year, while revenue generated from these imports totaled $108.42 million, up 49.4% from the same period of 2021.

In the first two months of this year, Russia ranked first among Turkey’s CRC import sources, supplying 52,615 metric tons, down 32.9% year-on-year. other. Meanwhile, during the period considered, Turkey’s CRC imports from China totaled 13,223 tonnes.

The main sources of CRC imports from Turkey in January-February are as follows:

Country	Amount (tons)
	January-February 2022	January-February 2021	Switch (%)	February 2022	February 2021	Switch (%)
Russia	52,615	78,451	-32.93	31,239	30,465	2.54
China	13,223	2,717	386.68	4,157	2,698	54.08
South Korea	10,965	4,856	125.80	8,134	498	–
Kazakhstan	5,640	–	–	2,812	–	–
Romania	5,030	1,141	340.84	2,576	321	702.49
Netherlands	3,906	6,470	-39.63	1,955	3,964	-50.68
Ukraine	1990	5,987	-66.76	624	5,418	-88.48
Belgium	1,760	3,187	-44.78	793	1,287	-38.38
Italy	1,488	2,069	-28.08	161	205	-21.46
Germany	1,381	516	167.64	943	288	227.43