In June Russia exported 3.3 thousand tons of copper wire rod, down by 80% MoM and by 43.5% YoY.
Deliveries to Kuwait dropped by 95%, to 439 tons, to Egypt – by 97%, to 60 tons, but to Belarus grew by 5%, to a third of the total volume.
In 6 months copper wire rod exports amounted to 66 thousand tons, down by 4.8% YoY.
Since the start of the year in monetary terms exports have decreased by 13.2%.
In June export prices dropped to $6 per kg. (Ukrainian metal)