In 2017, according to the Customs Statistics, Russia imported 498.2 thousand tons of flat galvanized steel with polymer coating, up by 0.7% YoY. The 2016 results were the lowest in all the history of these products imports to Russia. China supplied the most metal – 276.4 thousand tons, up by 10.4% YoY. In December 2017…
In 2017 Russia imported 779 thousand tons of hot-rolled sheet with the thickness of over 10 mm, up 2-fold YoY. According to the customs statistics, Ukraine supplied 31.7% of the total volume, down by 17% YoY. Austria increased exports almost 9-fold, to 31.4%, followed by Germany (20.7%, up 9-fold). South Korea and France increased their…
The prices of enterprises manufacturing industrial products, as well as providing production services, increased by 1.4% in Kazakhstan in January 2018 compared to December 2017, the Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry of Kazakhstan said in a message. During the reporting period, prices for coal went up by 6%, and metal ore – by…
The MetalTrade Group of Companies (Chelyabinsk) notes the price increase on the metal market. Thus, major pipe manufacturers have announced the growth of price by 2 thousand rubles per ton on average, Bar manufacturers decided to decreased sales to domestic market to continue increasing prices in February and March. Flat cold-rolled metal is expected to…
In 2017 the throughput of the NMTP Group totaled 143517 thousand tons. In particular, coal throughput grew by 14.1%, or by 247 thousand tons YoY, to 1994 thousand tons. Iron ore throughput dropped by 7.9%, or by 235 thousand tons, to 2752 thousand tons, mostly because of the growth of domestic consumption, decrease of exports…
In 2017 prices of industrial products in Kazakhstan increased by 17.6% YoY. According to the Ministry of the national economy, prices in mining industry increased by 27.2% and in processing by 8.3%. In particular, metal ore prices grew by 15.8%, coal – by 10.3%, zinc – by 23.7%, copper – by 19.7%, aluminum – by…
In 2017 rolled steel sheet was the most sought after type of rolled metal. At present Russian market is witnessing a slight seasonal decrease in demand, which allows buying materials cheaper. Customers also leave their orders online more often, which simplifies the purchasing process. Steel sheet is used in machine-building, construction, agriculture, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
In September industrial product prices increased by 2.4%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in quarrying and ore processing prices increased by 14.4%, in non-ferrous metals ore – by 1.9%. Pig iron, steel and ferroalloys became 11.2% more expensive, while non-ferrous metals prices increased by 8.3%, and copper – by 7.1%. (Ukrainian metal)
