Turkey's pig iron imports from January to July increased by 3.2% year-on-year
According to foreign media reports, statistics from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) show that in July 2020, Turkey imported 152,000 tons of pig iron, a year-on-year increase of 129% and a month-on-month increase of 37.4%. In July, the total value of Turkish pig iron imports reached 47.34 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 90.3% and a month-on-month increase of 41.5%.
From January to July, Turkey's pig iron imports totaled 767,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. Among them, the amount of pig iron imported from Russia was 400,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 257,400 tons; the amount of pig iron imported from Ukraine was 210,000 tons, an increase of 83.77% year-on-year; the amount of pig iron imported from Germany was 81,000 tons, an increase of 247.79% year-on-year; the amount of pig iron imported from Brazil 58,000 tons, up 19.77% year-on-year; 11,000 tons of pig iron imported from South Africa; 10,000 tons of pig iron imported from Canada, up 24% year-on-year.
Brazil's Sudeste port in August shipments increased by 22.9% year-on-year
According to official data, the port of Sudeste in Brazil shipped 3.01 million tons of iron ore in August, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%. Among them, the shipment volume of fine ore was 2.95 million tons and the shipment volume of pellets was 60,000 tons.
The port of Sudeste is a joint venture between Mubadala and Trafigura, and the main companies such as CSN and Usiminas ship at the port.
India's steel consumption from April to August fell 38% year-on-year
According to foreign media reports, from April to August 2020, India's consumption of finished materials was 26.41 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 38% (42.54 million tons from April to August 2019).
In addition, from April to August, India’s total output of finished products was 29.05 million tons, imports were 1.67 million tons, and exports were 5.68 million tons.
