Russia: stainless steel exports down in Q1 2017
In January-March Russia exported 752 tons of stainless steel products, down by 31.4% YoY. The exports consisted of billets (27.7% of the total volume), bars (22.7%), electric welded pipes (16.6%), flats (16.2%), seamless pipes (12.5%), valves (2.4%) and wire (1.9%). Except for the billets and valves, which demonstrated a rise of 9.8-fold, to 208 tons,…