In April this year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 268,490 metric tons, up 37.5% compared to March and down by 2.7% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $136.81 million, increasing by 40.1% compared to the previous month and down by 11.7% year on year.
In the January-April period, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 1.09 million metric tons, up 8.9%, while the value of these imports decreased by 2.7% to $559.84 million, both year on year.
In the given period, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import source was Malaysia, which supplied 364,363 mt, up 352.6% year on year. Malaysia was followed by Russia with 207,282 mt, up 0.8%, and China with 102,385 mt.Oman ranked fifth with 50,123 mt.
