In January Russia produced 882 thousand tons of pipes, down by 7.7% YoY and by 10.7% MoM.
According to the Rosstat, rolled metal output decreased by 4.5% MoM, but was on par with January 2018 – 5.1 million tons.
Russia produced 4.4 million tons of pig iron, down by 4% YoY and by 1.4% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)