In November last year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 474,977 metric tons, down by 24.4% compared to October and up by 100.8% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $244.84 million, decreasing by 26.7% compared to the previous month and up by 101.9% year on year.
In the January-November period, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 3,278,732 mt, up 13.5% , while the value of these imports increased by 6.1% to $1.80 billion, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import source was
Russia, which supplied 638,550 mt. Russia was followed by Malaysia with 605,730 mt and China with 397,540 mt.
Two Arab countries were present in the top 10 countries exporting billet to Turkey in January – November 2024, namely Algeria with 233,700 mt and Saudi Arabia with 106,319 mt.