Russia boosts ferrous metal exports 52% in H1 - customs
MOSCOW. Aug 6 (Interfax) - Russian ferrous metal exports soared 52% year-on-year in tonnage in January-June 2014, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said.
The exports rose 38% in value.
Exports to non-CIS countries jumped 60.5% in tonnage and 51% in value. Exports to the CIS grew 15.6% and fell 4.8%, respectively.
Russian ferrous metal and related exports in January-June 2014:
| Commodity | '000 tonnes | $ mln | Non-CIS, '000 tonnes | $ mln | CIS, '000 tonnes | $ mln |
| Iron ores and concentrates | 12 046,1 | 1 192,1 | 10 283,7 | 1 055,6 | 1 762,3 | 136,4 |
| Jan-June 2014/Jan- June 2013 | -1,7% | 5,3% | -2,1% | 5,1% | -0,2% | 6,6% |
| Bituminous coal | 75 341,0 | 6 033,9 | 69 911,4 | 5 508,3 | 5 429,6 | 525,6 |
| 12,5% | 1,8% | 13,8% | 2,1% | -2,1% | -1,9% | |
| Coke and semi-coke | 1 012,5 | 173,6 | 603,7 | 105,7 | 408,8 | 67,9 |
| -15,8% | -34,5% | -13,6% | -32,9% | -18,9% | -36,8% | |
| Ferrous metals (excluding pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste) | 19 558,0 | 10 316,4 | 16 811,4 | 8 659,2 | 2 746,6 | 1 657,3 |
| 52,2% | 38% | 60,5% | 51% | 15,6% | -4,8% | |
| Pig iron | 2 257,1 | 881,9 | 2 178,1 | 845,3 | 79,0 | 36,6 |
| 21,8% | 23,6% | 20,6% | 22,4% | 70,6% | 59,8% | |
| Ferroalloys | 469,9 | 957,8 | 444,1 | 910,8 | 25,7 | 47,0 |
| 5% | 3,4% | 5,6% | 3,8% | -3,7% | -3,9% | |
| Semi-finished carbon steel products | 6 352,3 | 3 191,7 | 6 289,0 | 3 157,8 | 63,3 | 33,9 |
| -4,2% | -2,5% | -1,8% | 0,2% | -71,6% | -72,6% | |
| Flat carbon steel products | 4 049,7 | 2 349,6 | 3 233,4 | 1 792,4 | 816,3 | 557,2 |
| 5,3% | 0,9% | 8,9% | 6,1% | -6,7% | -12,9% |
Ferrous metal imports fell 5.4% in tonnage in January-June. Imports from non-CIS countries fell 3.6% and imports from the CIS fell 6.3%. Imports in value fell 0.3% overall, including a fall of 1.5% from non-CIS countries and a rise of 0.9% from CIS countries.
Russian ferrous metal and related imports in January-June 2014:
| Commodity | '000 tonnes | $ mln | Non-CIS, '000 tonnes | $ mln | CIS, '000 tonnes | Commodity |
| Bituminous coal | 10 548,6 | 297,5 | 21,4 | 4,2 | 10 527,3 | 293,3 |
| 29,2% | -10,4% | -91,6% | -93,2% | 33,1% | 8,7% | |
| Ferrous metals | 2 810,4 | 2 598,3 | 958,9 | 1 268,8 | 1 851,5 | 1 329,4 |
| -5,4% | -0,3% | -3,6% | -1,5% | -6,3% | 0,9% | |
| Ferrous metals, excluding pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste | 352,7 | 612,7 | 165,7 | 394,1 | 187,0 | 218,6 |
| -27,7% | -30,1% | -32,6% | -28,4% | -22,7% | -33% |
Since 2012, all figures (totals and breakdown by commodities) have included trade with Belarus and Kazakhstan.
