In April this year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 279,999 metric tons, down by 13.3% compared to March and by 35.5% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $155.36 million, decreasing by 15.3% compared to the previous month and by 41.2% year on year.

In the January-April period, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to one million mt, down 27.6% , while the value of these imports decreased by 29.1% to $577.43 million, both year on year.

In the given period, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import source was Russia, which sold 205,617 mt. Russia was followed by Algeria with 163,061 mt and Saudi Arabia with 155,165 mt.