In May Russia imported 10.3 tons of tungsten and scrap, down by 31.8% MoM and by 61.5% YoY.
In particular, deliveries from China decreased by 40.5%, to 8.6 tons.
In 5 months tungsten imports totaled 56.6 tons, up by 0.9% YoY.
In monetary terms since the start of the year imports have increased by 3.2%.
Import prices in May fell by 2%, to $71.6 per kg. (Ukrainian metal)