Russia: metal output up in H1 2019

According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in January-June Russia produced 25.6 million tons of pig iron, down by 1.4% YoY. In June output dropped by 3.7% MoM and by 3.1% YoY. Rolled metal manufacture in 6 months grew by 0.2%, to 30.8 million tons. In June output decreased by 3.7% MoM, but increased…

Kazakhstan: metal output in January-April 2019

In January-April, Kazakhstan increased copper output by 8.8% YoY, to 149.5 thousand tons. Raw zinc manufacture totaled 108.2 thousand tons (-1.5%), zinc concentrate – 69.2 thousand tons (-34.2%), aluminum – 528.7 thousand tons (-9.1%), ferroalloys – 706.8 thousand tons (+6.7%), lead concentrate – 29.8 thousand tons (-3.6%) and lead – 45.1 thousand tons (-12.5%). Gold…