Turkey in November 2012 compared to November 2011 has reduced the export of steel billets by 7%, to 178,515 tons evidenced by data from the Turkish Statistical Institute.
Compared to the previous month, the foreign supply of these products decreased by 49.1%. Revenue from exports amounted in the period $101,5 million
In General, the results of January-November last year compared to the same period of the previous year, the Turkish billet exports increased by 31.8%, to 2.8 million tonnes.
Earlier it was reported that Turkey in October 2012 compared with September increased exports of steel billet by 49.4%, to 350,797 thousand tons compared to the same period of the previous year, foreign export of the mentioned products has tripled.
In General, for 10 months of the year Turkey exported 2.6 million MT of steel billet, which is 38.3% more compared to the same period in 2011.
Recall that Turkey in July 2012 compared to July 2011 have reduced the export of steel billets by 8.1%, to 226,426 thousand tons compared to the previous month, the foreign supply of these products fell by 36.8%.
The Ministry of industry