According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey imported approximately 360,000 tons of semi-finished steel products in November 2020, which was significantly higher than 150,000 tons in the same period a year ago and 293,000 tons in the previous month.
Among them, Turkey imported about 145,000 tons from Russia and 90,000 tons from Ukraine, all of which accounted for 67% of Turkey’s total imports of semi-finished steel.
Besides, Turkey also imported semi-finished steel products from Brazil with around 100,000 tons.