Russia: stainless steel sheet imports up in 2017
In 2017 Russia imported 280 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant flat steel valued at $604 million, up by 19.7% and by 32.7% MoM respectively. According to the customs statistics, this is also the record-high result for the past several years. Sheet with the width of 600+ mm accounts for 90% of the imports. The main supplier…