22 May 2014 17:55
Russian aluminum output down 12% in 4M - Rosstat
MOSCOW. May 22. (Interfax) - Russian primary aluminum production fell 11.8% year-on-year in January-April 2014, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said, without saying how much of the metal was actually smelted.
Copper production edged up 1.6% and nickel production rose 1.2%.
Russian base metals production in 4M 2014:
| April 2014/April 2013, % | April 2014/March 2104, % | 4M 2014/4M 2013, % | |
| Primary aluminum | -9,3 | -5,1 | -11,8 |
| Aluminum alloys | -6,2 | 4,6 | -5,7 |
| Alumina | -1,5 | -0,6 | -3,8 |
| Aluminum rods and sections | 8,2 | 8,2 | 5,3 |
| Aluminum wire | 32,7 | -16,3 | 16,8 |
| Aluminum sheet, strip, band not more than 0.2 mm thick | -7,1 | -0,3 | -.8,7 |
| Aluminum foil not more than 2 mm thick | 14,6 | -6,7 | 15,2 |
| Lead | -18,2 | -4,4 | -16,2 |
| Zinc | -6,9 | -7,6 | -0,2 |
| Refined copper | 4,3 | -4,4 | 1,6 |
| Copper rod and bars | 6,1 | 4 | -4,8 |
| Copper wire | 8,1 | -2,3 | 6 |
| Copper sheet, strip, band more than 0.15 mm thick | -16,4 | 0,1 | 0,3 |
| Copper foil not more than 0.15 mm thick | -38 | -34,6 | -25,1 |
| Nickel | 5,3 | -3,8 | 1,2 |
| Magnesium | -5,1 | -4 | -6,1 |
| Magnesium alloys | -14,5 | -7,9 | -5,7 |
| Cobalt | -21,8 | 7,4 | -7,2 |
| Titanium | -12,4 | -4,2 | -7,8 |
| Titanium wire, rods, sections | 1 | -7,2 | 0,4 |