Russia: RZD ferrous metals throughput down in August 2019
In August Russian Railroads transported 109 million tons of cargo (108 million tons in July), up by 0.2% YoY. In January-August throughput dropped by 1.1%, to 850.5 million tons. Iron and manganese ores accounted for 79.6 million tons, up by 2.9%. RZD also transported 50.1 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 4.6%, and 10…