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 |
Turkey’s CRC import sources in January-February are shown in the graph below: