Russia: ferrous metals imports up in January 2018
In January Russia increased ferrous metals imports by 31.7% YoY, to 598.8 thousand tons. According to the Federal Customs Service, the imports of ferrous metals, not counting pig iron, ferroalloys, waste and scrap, reached 439.3 thousand tons, up by 13.2% YoY. At the same time steel pipes imports dropped by 5%, to 43.1 thousand tons.…