Russia: zinc ore exports down in July 2019

In July Russia exported 16.9 thousand tons of zinc ore and concentrate, up by 33% MoM, but down by 51.4% YoY. Deliveries to China grew 2.5-fold, to 12.5 thousand tons, but to Kazakhstan dropped by 14%, to 4.4 thousand tons. In January-July exports totaled 139 thousand tons, down by 25% YoY. Since the start of…

Russia: raw zinc imports up in May 2019

In May Russia imported 3.5 thousand tons of raw zinc, down by 22.6% MoM, but up by 370.1% YoY. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan decreased deliveries by 27%, while Peru increased almost 2-fold. In 5 months imports grew by 295%, to 22.4 thousand tons. In monetary terms since the start of the year imports have increased by…