In November last year, Turkey’s hot rolled coil (HRC) imports amounted to 366,419 metric tons, up by 32.9% compared to October and by 30.3% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $204.22 million, increasing by 23.4% compared to the previous month and by 12.1% year on year.
In the January-November period, Turkey’s HRC imports amounted to 3.303 million t, down 16.0%, while the value of these imports fell by 21.6% to $2.09 billion, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest HRC import source was China,
which supplied 1.606 million t, up 9.2% year on year. China was followed by Egypt with 567,950 mt and Russia with 437,401 mt.