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Turkey's export of cement to Ukraine significantly up in 1Q2020

Türkiye Materials 24 April 2020 14:50 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey's export of cement to Ukraine significantly up in 1Q2020

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 24

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Turkey’s export of cement to Ukraine increased by 43 percent from January through March 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, exceeding $10.9 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend on April 24.

“In March 2020, Turkey’s export of cement to Ukraine increased by 138.5 percent compared to March 2019, and amounted to $4.8 million,” the ministry said.

From January through March 2020, export of cement from Turkey to world markets increased by 9.6 percent compared to the same period of 2019, making up $915 million.

Over the reporting period, Turkey’s cement export amounted to 2.1 percent of country's total export.

In March 2020, Turkey exported cement worth $317.5 million to world markets, which is 0.3 percent more compared to the same month of 2019. Meanwhile, export of cement from Turkey amounted to 2.4 percent of country's total export.

In the last 12 months (from March 2019 through March 2020), Turkey exported cement worth $3.5 billion.

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