Russia: steel imports from Ukraine up in H1 2018
In January-June Russia imported 1.13 million tons of rolled steel and pipes from Ukraine, up by 47.8% YoY. The share of bars and sections is around 55%, up 2-fold. Flat rolled metal accounts for 32.9%, up by 1.4%, while pipes dropped 2-fold, to 3.3%. (Ukrainian metal)