Russian Iron Ore exports drop 3.9% y-o-y in Jan-Aug: Russtat
Metal Recycling News | 2012-10-10 09:22:08
Russia's iron ore exports declined by 3.9% year-on-year to 16.89 million mt in the January-August period of the current year, worth a total of $1.762 billion, down 13% year-on-year, as per the latest statistics released by the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat).
By Paul Ploumis
MOSCOW (Scrap Monster): Russia's iron ore exports declined by 3.9% year-on-year to 16.89 million mt in the January-August period of the current year, worth a total of $1.762 billion, down 13% year-on-year, as per the latest statistics released by the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat).
According to the statistics, in the January-August period, Russian exports of coal increased by 23% year-on-year to 83.7million mt, worth a total of $8.711 billion, up 30.7% year-on-year.
In the given period, Russia exported 1.392 million mt of coke and semi-coke, up 21.2% year-on-year, worth a total of $346.6 million, up 1.3% year-on-year.
