Turkey’s total mining exports hit historic high $5.9B mark in 2021

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Turkey’s mining exports reached a historic high of $5.9 billion in 2021, Fatih Dönmez, the energy and natural resources minister, announced Tuesday.

Speaking at the 2021 Mining Exports Evaluation meeting, Dönmez said both the energy and mining sectors have had a successful year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From mining exports of $565 million in 2000, a tenfold increase was seen over the past 20 years and a 40% year-over-year rise in 2021 with mining exports totaling $4.27 billion, Dönmez said.

“The top 10 countries that we exported to in 2021 were China, the United States, Spain, Bulgaria, Belgium, Italy, India, Sweden, Germany and France. Of course, it is not limited to these. We also added new countries to our portfolio such as Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, Albania and Serbia,” he said.

China topped the list with a 28% share of Turkey’s mining exports, followed by the U.S. with 9.7%, Spain with 5% and Bulgaria and Belgium each with 4%, according to Dönmez.

Metallic minerals were the products that Turkey exported the most last year, with exports at $2.25 billion, followed by refined natural stones at $1.28 billion and industrial minerals at $1.1 billion.

Source: www.dailysabah.com