In January-February Russia imported 281.5 thousand tons of steel products from Kazakhstan, up by 115% YoY.
According to the customs statistics, flat rolled steel accounted for 92% of imports, with 56% being steel of 3 mm thickness and higher, up 3-fold YoY. Sheet steel accounted for 33%, up 1.8-fold. Galvanized steel supplies increased by 103.4%, to 66.2 thousand tons, polymer-coated steel – by 19.1%, to 8.6 thousand tons.
Tin-plate imports grew by 45.8%, to 10.7 thousand tons. Some 4% is the share of steel pipes, down by 45.6%. Shapes imports increased by 23.7% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)