18 Nov 2016 16:08

Russian platinum production plummets nearly 34% in Oct - Rosstat

MOSCOW. Nov 18 (Interfax) - Russia reduced production of platinum and its alloys 33.6% year-on-year in October and 0.4% in January-October 2016, the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.

Production of palladium and its alloys plummeted 30.2% year-on-year in October and inched down 0.1% in 10M.

Rosstat does not publish actual production figures for these metals.