In October railroad deliveries of rolled steel and pipes from the major metal companies to the Russian customers and for exports decreased by 5% YoY, to 4.96 million tons.
Sales to the local market dropped by 6.2%, to 2.94 million tons, and exports – by 3.3%, to 2.02 million tons.
In January-October metal sales via railroad reached 52.7 million tons, up by 3.3% YoY. Sales to the domestic customers grew by 3.1%, to 30.16 million tons, and exports by 3.5%, to 22.5 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)