In March 2023, Turkish metallurgical enterprises increased imports of pig iron from Ukraine by 13.7% compared to March 2022 - up to 45.22 thousand tons. This is evidenced by the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute.
In January-March 2023, Turkish metallurgists imported 76.58 thousand tons of pig iron from Ukraine, which is 1.8% less compared to the same period in 2022.
In general, in the first quarter of 2023, Turkey imported 310.4 thousand tons of pig iron, which is 6.6% less compared to January-March 2022. In March, imports amounted to 129.22 thousand tons, which is 18.3% more year-on-year and 66.1% more monthly.
