In October Russia imported 65.6 thousand tons of chrome ore and concentrate, down by 17% MoM.
Deliveries from Kazakhstan dropped from 65 thousand tons to 59.6 thousand tons. Imports from the South Africa fell to 5.7 thousand tons from 6.5 thousand tons.
In 10 months imports totaled 792.6 thousand tons, down by 2% YoY.
In monetary terms since the start of the year the imports have decreased by 19.4%.
Price in October dropped by 14%, to $145 per ton. (Ukrainian metal)