In May Russia increased imports of flat galvanized rolled metal by 5.8% YoY, to 74.4 thousand tons, but decreased by 3.3% MoM. In 5 months imports grew by 8% YoY, to 290.5 thousand tons. Kazakhstan supplied the most metal accounting for 32.3%, down by 35.3%. The average price was $754 per ton without VAT. The…
In January-May Russia’s imports totaled $94.5 billion, down by 1.5% YoY. The share of metals and metal wares grew from 7.2% to 7.4%. In particular, from far foreign countries – from 5.8% to 6.2%, but from CIS-countries it fell from 18.5% to 16.9%. The monetary value of the group remained unchanged, but the physical volumes…
In May Kazakhstan produced 0.407 million tons of steel, down by 0.2% YoY. According to the Ministry of the National Economy, in January-May steel output dropped by 0.2%, to 1.931 million tons. Flat rolled metal manufacture went down by 10.1%, to 0.234 million tons, with 5 months results down by 34.4%, to 0.836 million tons.…
In January-March, Russia’s imports totaled $53.8 billion, down by 2.4% YoY. The share of metal and metal wares was 7%, down from 7.2%. The share of far foreign countries was 5.9% (5.7%) and of CIS – 16.3% (18.6%). The volume of ferrous metals imports dropped by 18.5%, including flat rolled metal of iron and unalloyed…
In 2018 Russia imported 309.5 thousand tons of flat corrosion-resistant steel valued at $712 million, up by 10.5% and by 17% YoY respectively. This is also the highest result in the past 10 years. Sheet with the width of 600+ mm accounts for some 90% of imports. The main supplier was China (51%), which increased…
In January-November 2018 the share of metal and wares in the overall import structure grew to 7.2% from 7.9% last year. In particular, in imports from far foreign countries their share increased to 5.9% from 5.7%, and from CIS countries – to 17.6% from 16.8%. According to the Federal Customs Service, in money terms imports…
In January-July Russia imported 1.31 million tons of Ukrainian rolled metal and pipes, up by 37.4% YoY. According to the customs statistics, bars and sections account for 54%, in particular, construction rebars and wire rod for 51%, up by 71.8% and 4.3-fold respectively. Deliveries of flat rolled metal grew by 2.5%, to 34%. The share…
In July Russia imported 42.5 thousand tons of flat galvanized rolled metal with polymer coating, down by 44% YoY. In 7 months imports dropped by 35.9%, to 222.4 thousand tons. China supplied the most metal (86.9 thousand tons, down by 58.3%). The average price on the Russian border was $886.7 per ton without VAT. It…