In January this year, Turkey’s hot rolled steel coils (HRC) exports decreased by 66.5% year-on-year to reach 45,129 tonnes, down by 32.1% compared to December 2022, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
The revenue value from these exports amounted to $30.76 million, a decrease of 74.7% compared to the same month in 2022 and a decrease of 30.5% compared to December 2022.
Greece topped the countries importing hot rolled steel coils (HRC) with a volume of 10,175 tonnes, and three Arab countries was among the top 10 importing countries, Lebanon with a volume of 3,900 tonnes, Iraq with a volume of 3,100 tonnes, and Algeria with a volume of 2,163 tonnes.