In August, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 137.8 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 55.3% MoM and by 73% YoY.
In July the results were down by 43% MoM, but up by 35.7% YoY, while in June – up by 38%, but down by 14.7% YoY.
In January-August sales dropped by 20.1% YoY, to 2.7 million tons. But revenue increased by 25%, to $9.06 billion.
USA imported 65% of pig iron, up by 9.4% YoY, followed by Turkey (8.6%, +42.8%) and Spain (6.5%, -50%). The share of Italy dropped by 75%, to 4.2%. (Ukrainian metal)