Turkey’s coking coal imports down 1.7 percent in January-March

In March this year, Turkey’s coking coal imports increased by 78.8 percent month on month to 718,013 mt, up 77.1 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports increased by 79.1 percent to $260.64 million compared to the previous month and increased by 478.0 percent year on year.

In the January-March period of this year, Turkey’s coking coal imports decreased by 1.7 percent to 1.55 million mt, while the revenue from these imports amounted to $552.49 million, up 204.7 percent, both year on year.

In the given period, Turkey’s coking coal imports from Australia amounted to 778,685 mt, while coking coal imports from the US totaled 355,415 mt.

Turkey’s coking coal import sources in the given period:

Turkey’s main coking coal import sources on country basis in January-March are presented in the chart below: