Russia scrap exports dip 6.4% Y-o-Y in Jan-May
Metal Recycling News | 2012-06-28 10:03:06 | By Paul Ploumis
Russian scrap exports declined 10% year-on-year to 450,000 metric tons (mt) in May, but advanced 2% month-on-month, according to the country's customs statistics.
MOSCOW (Scrap Monster): Russian scrap exports declined 10% year-on-year to 450,000 metric tons (mt) in May, but advanced 2% month-on-month, according to the country's customs statistics.
According to the data, in the January-May period of the current year, Russian exports of scrap decreased by 6.4% year-on-year to 1.83 million mt, including 732,000 mt to Turkey, 451,700 mt to Belarus and 183,000 mt to South Korea.