According
to the data released by Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkish scrap
imports totaled 1.56 million tons for August, hiked by 20.4% compared with July
but dropped by 22.77% compared with the same period of last year.
The export values amounted to some US$440 million in August, hiked by 49%
noticeably compared with last month but dropped by 21.4% compared with the same
period of last year.
Moreover, Turkish scrap imports totaled 12.91 million tons in the first eight
months this year, increased by 11.9% compare with 2016; export values amounted
to US$3.54 billion, hiked by 38.9% compared with last year.
Source: yieh