According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in October this year Turkey's ferroalloy imports rose 14.9% compared to the previous month and were up 22.7% compared to October 2011, totaling 42,981 metric tonne. The value of these imports amounted to USD 58.15 million, increasing by 17.6% as compared to September and up seven percent year on year.
In the first 10 months of 2012, Turkey's ferroalloy imports totaled 360,144 metric tonne decreasing 3.4% compared to January to October 2011.
Ferroalloy imports from Ukraine in October this year amounted to 21,855 metric tonnes up 33% compared to the previous month, while imports from India in the period in question amounted to 7,088 tonne, down 10% compared to September. Meanwhile, Russia exported 6,626 tonne of ferroalloys to Turkey in October, up 17.1% MoM.
