Turkey’s slab imports up by 19.6% in January-February 2025

In February this year, Turkey’s slab imports amounted to 387,637 metric tons, up by 22.8% compared to January and increasing by 75.1% year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $191.43 million, increasing by 19.0% compared to the previous month and up 57.7% year on year. In the January-February period, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 703,201 mt, up 19.6%, while the value of these imports grew by 10.9% to $352.33 million, both year on year. In the given period, Turkey’s largest slab import source was Russia, which supplied 329,821 mt. Russia was followed by Malaysia with 206,934 mt and Algeria with 109,682 mt.