Turkey’s bleached pulp imports are running at a 1.2 million metric ton annual rate through the first half of 2017. BHK (bleached hardwood kraft) pulp imports are up 10% y/y. BSK (bleached softwood kraft) pulp imports are +1% through June 2017.

The following table, with data provided by the State Institute of Statistics, shows Turkey’s BHK and BSK pulp imports for June 2017 and for the first six months of 2017, from key world areas.