In April Russia imported 28.7 thousand tons of galvanized polymer-coated rolled metal, up by 7.6% MoM, but down by 34.6% YoY. In January-April imports totaled 84.1 thousand tons, down by 33.2% YoY. The main supplier was China (26.2 thousand tons, down by 53.3%), followed by Kazakhstan (19.4 thousand tons) and South Korea (14.6 thousand tons).…
In January-April Russian imports totaled $75 billion, up by 18.6% YoY. Far foreign countries accounted for 88.9% of all supplies, while CIS countries – 11.1%. The share of metal grew to 7.2% from 6.8% in January-April 2017. In physical terms imports increased by 26% and in money terms – by 25.2%. Ferrous metals imports grew…
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…
According to the Federal Customs Service, in January-July the share of metal and metal wares in the imports from far foreign countries reached 5.9% (5.6% in January-July 2016). The cost-wise volume increased by 35.3% YoY, physical volume – by 59.9%. Steel pipes imports grew by 97.4%, flat rolled metal by 47.2%. The share of metal…
This year Uzbekistan will additionally buy 50 thousand tons of rolled metal and 20 thousand tons of raw materials. The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev has signed a decree “On measures to provide for additional needs of the republic in ferrous rolled metals and metallurgical raw materials”. Uzbekistan Temir Yullari (state railroad company) will import…
In January-May Ukraine decreased imports of hot-briquetted iron from Russia by 97.8% YoY, to 980 tons. HBI is the scrap substitute in metal making. According to the customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, in money terms imports dropped by 96.1%, to $262 thousand. All the imports came from Russia. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March Azerbaijan imported 71630.6 tons of rolled steel, up by 24.9% valued at $43123.9 thousand. According to the Statistics Committee, ferrous bars imports dropped by 20.3%, to 14829.2 tons valued at $8608.9 thousand, ferrous angles imports went up by 23.7%, to 7654.4 tons at $5318.2 thousand, and pipes – decreased by 73.6%, to 20660.4…