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Turkish rebar exporters compensate MEA loss with Egypt - 09 Feb, 2010
Turkish exports of rebar in 2009 dipped by 15% YoY

Some of the highlights

1. New markets found
Egypt - Up by 3322%
Libya - Up by 1006%

2. Traditional markets lost
UAE - Down by 68%

Region, country20082009Change
Middle East and North Africa8039.966920.83-14%
Egypt 66.892288.683322%
UAE5331.381689.99-68%
Iraq 395.39764.1593%
Libya 54.94607.451006%
Far East 271.14459.0669%
Singapore 241.49309.5228%
Western Europe 397.09295.76-26%
Italy 54.4968.7726%
Portugal 70.4031.63-55%
Eastern Europe 432.3386.00-80%
Romania 326.0149.77-85%
Bulgaria 79.7830.55-62%
North America 426.85272.61-36%
USA 262.16160.70-39%
South America 138.99187.3035%
Africa 388.47401.613%
CIS173.20103.96-40%
Other5.766.4612%
Total10273.778733.84-15%

In '000 tonnes

(Sourced from www.metalexpert-group.com



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Price Index - MEA
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MLPPI 5065 5065 Same
MFPPI 5994 5994 Same
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