In January of this year, Turkey's pig iron imports increased by 28.2 percent month-on-month and 42.6 percent year-on-year to 226,166 metric tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports amounted to $78.55 million, an increase of 29.9% month-on-month and 29.4% year-on-year.
Pig iron imports to Turkey - for the last 12 months
In the specified month, Turkey imported 170,270 tons of pig iron from Russia, which is 77.3 percent more year-on-year, followed by India, which supplied 50,590 tons in the specified month, and Kazakhstan, which supplied 4,946 tons of pig iron, which is 68.2 percent less compared to January 2025.
The main sources of pig iron imports to Turkey in January are:
| Country | Amount (mt) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 2025 | Change yoy (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 170,270 | 96,022 | 77.3|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 50,950 | - | - |
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Azovpromstal® 17 March 2026 г. 10:00 |
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