In August Russia exported 15.6 thousand tons of aluminum wire, up by 4% MoM and by 38.4% YoY. Deliveries to Poland grew 5.5-fold MoM, to 2.2 thousand tons. Exports to Belarus remained unchanged at 2.7 thousand tons, while to Switzerland dropped by 40%, to 3.6 thousand tons. In 8 months exports totaled 110.1 thousand tons,…
Russian Railroads suggest excluding aluminum and raw materials for its manufacture from the list of cargo not subject to a 8% export duty. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has already received the company suggestion. So far the duty was used on coal only. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Ukraine imported 3646.298 thousand tons of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxites), down by 0.7% YoY, valued at $162.427 million, up by 11.5%. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main suppliers were Guinea (55.81%), Guiana (39.16%) and Brazil (1.8%). In 9 months Ukraine supplied 22 tons of aluminum ore to Poland valued at…
The Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandard) has approved three new standards on metal products made of aluminum and alloys. In particular, from February 1, 2020 instead GOST 20967-75 a new GOST 20967-2019 “Aluminum alloys rolled wire. Technical Specifications” will be introduced. From December 1, a new GOST 13843-2019 “Aluminum rolled wire. Technical…
Russia’s aluminum exports increased by 11.3% YoY, to 2.116 million tons in January-August, the Federal Customs Service said. In monetary terms, aluminum exports rose by 8.3%, to $3.586 billion in the period. Copper exports remained flat at 441,400 tons worth $2.659 billion, down by 8.2%. Nickel exports went down by 5.8%, to 85,100 tons with…
A delegation of Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation OJSC and its subsidiary Azeraluminium LLC took part in the International Aluminum 2019 conference held in Athens. The conference is the biggest European event dedicated to the aluminum market and is of great importance from the point of view of discussing strategies and development paths in this market, as…
In July Russia exported 5.3 thousand tons of long-rolled aluminum, down by 0.9% MoM and by 6% YoY. Deliveries to Germany and Belarus dropped to 1.1 thousand tons and 465 tons respectively. Exports to Kazakhstan after a growth in June decreased to 581 tons. In 7 months exports totaled 38.4 thousand tons, down by 8%…
In July Russia exported 10.2 thousand tons of flat aluminum, down by 7% MoM and by 0.3% YoY. A quarter was exported to Poland, down by 29%. At the same time Ukraine, Finland and the US increased purchases by 65%, 43% and 29% MoM respectively. In 7 months exports totaled 70.7 thousand tons, up by…