In January-November 2017 Russia exported 1.35 million tons of flat cold-rolled metal, up by 13% YoY, but down by 2.3% from the corresponding period of 2015.
Turkey was the leader among buyers, having purchased 447 thousand tons. At the same time, its imports dropped by 25.8% YoY. The average price in November 2017 was $587.7 per ton.
USA imported 172.2 thousand tons at $595 per ton.
Deliveries to Belarus totaled 127.4 thousand tons, up by 16.7% YoY. The average price was $658.7 per ton. (Ukrainian metal)