According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in April this year Turkey's steel billet and bloom exports amounted to 206,930 tonnes decreasing by 9.6% YoY and up 179% compared to March this year. Meanwhile, in April the revenue generated by Turkey's steel billet exports totaled USD 129.2 million increasing 178.5% compared to March this year and down 11% YoY.
Meanwhile, in the first 4 months of 2012 Turkey's steel billet exports declined by 18 percent to 656,147 tonnes while the revenue for these exports stood at USD 403.2 million down by 16% both compared to the same period of 2011.
In the first 4 months of this year, Turkey more than doubled its steel billet exports to Saudi Arabia while the country's steel billet exports to Iran and to UAE decreased by 42% and 78.4% respectively all compared to the first 4 months of 2011.
Turkey's top 10 steel billet export destinations in April 2012:
| Country | April'12 | April'11 |
| Saudi Arabia | 124,441 | 62,023 |
| Iran | 55,954 | 0 |
| Egypt | 23,993 | 9,550 |
| Israel | 1,219 | 2,918 |
| Kenya | 993 | 5,683 |
| UK | 128 | 10 |
| Singapore | 99 | 0 |
| Germany | 36 | 606 |
| South Korea | 21 | 11 |
| Romania | 19 | 8 |
Quantity in tonnes
(www.steelguru.com)
