Turkiye's ferrous scrap imports jump 15% YoY in January

Turkiye's imports of ferrous scrap in January totalled 1.7 million tonnes, significantly higher by 15.4% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

The on-year increase was mainly attributed to larger volumes from the United States – the top steel scrap supplier to Türkiye – whose scrap exports to the country in January jumped 143.3% on year to reach 358,153 tonnes, the TUIK data showed. In contrast, Türkiye's scrap imports from the second