Russia: pig iron exports down in Q1 2019
In January-March, Russia’s exports totaled $104.9 billion, up by 1.4% YoY. The share of metal and wares was 9.5%, down from 10.4%. The share of far foreign countries decreased to 9.1% from 10.1%, while of CIS grew from 12.5%, to 12.7%. The volumes of ferroalloys exports increased by 26.1%, and of semi-finished products of iron…