In July Russia imported 116 thousand tons of manganese ore, down by 11% MoM, but up by 19.3% YoY.
Deliveries from South Africa and Kazakhstan decreased by 16% and by 18%, to 84.1 thousand tons and 13.8 thousand tons respectively.
Gabon supplied 17.9 thousand tons, up by 40%.
In 7 months imports totaled 636 thousand tons, down by 7.6% YoY.
In monetary terms since the start of the year imports have decreased by 22%.
Import prices in July grew by 6%, to $241 per ton. (Ukrainian metal)
