Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 6
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Iran exported 95,644 tons of methanol to Turkey during the first half of current year, ranking first among the countries exporting the petrochemical products to Turkey.
However Iran’s methanol export to Turkey registered a fall by six percent compared to first half of 2015, Mehr news agency reported Aug. 6.
Turkey’s total methanol import amounted for 283,590 tons in the 6-month period, 24 percent more year on year.
Iran’s methanol export to Turkey stood at 31, 562 tons In June, almost two times more compared to 16,301 tons of exports in June 2015.
Turkey imported 65,723 tons of methanol in June in total, indicating a rise by 19 percent compared to June last year.
Iran exported $2.2 billion worth of goods to Turkey in the first half of 2016, including $350 million in June, according to Turkish statistical institute.