In January Russia imported 430.7 thousand tons of ferrous metals, up by 6.3% YoY, but down by 7% MoM.
According to the Federal Customs Service, imports without pig iron, ferroalloys, wastes and scrap totaled 356.2 thousand tons, up by 6.9% YoY.
Imports of pipes dropped by 22%, to 41.1 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)