In April this year, Turkey’s hot rolled coil (HRC) exports amounted to 290,626 metric tons, down by 12.3 percent compared to March and up by 66.6 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $173.70 million, decreasing by 7.7 percent compared to the previous month and up by 43.2 percent year on year.

In the January-April period, Turkey‘s HRC exports amounted to 1.0 million mt, up 54.2 percent, while the value of these exports increased by 30 percent to $579.17 million, both year on year.

Turkey’s hot rolled coil exports – Last 12 months

In the given period, Turkey’s largest HRC export destination was Italy with 288,511 mt, up 116.8 percent year on year. Italy was followed by Spain with 159,929 mt and Portugal with 98,562 mt.

Turkey’s top 10 HRC export destinations in the January-April period this year:

Country
Amount (mt)
 
 
 
 
 

 
January-April 2025
January-April 2024
Y-o-y change (%)
April 2025
April 2024
Y-o-y change (%)

Italy
288,511
133,098
116.8
75,461
18,503
307.8

Spain
159,929
99,169
61.3
62,714
31,015
102.2

Portugal
98,562
20,285
385.9
6,334
20,285
-68.8

Greece
68,925
35,489
94.2
19,435
1,063
>1000.0

Egypt
65,881
81,281
-18.9
77
21,437
-99.6

US
42,734
18,749
127.9
42,604
–
–

Libya
32,091
3,446
831.3
3,678
–
–

Ukraine
26,586
11,312
135.0
7,430
–
–

Tunisia
22,998
3,676
525.6
–
3,169
–

Romania
20,852
12,000
73.8
5,950
5,189
14.7

Shares in Turkey’s hot rolled coil exports – January-April 2025