Russia ups ferrous metal exports 12.5% in Q1
MOSCOW. May 11 (Interfax) - Russia raised ferrous metal exports to non-CIS countries in tonnage 12.5% year-on-year in January-March, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said.
Ferroalloy exports grew 38.6%, iron and non-alloyed steel semis - 29.6% and pig iron - 5.8%.
Core Russian ferrous metal and related exports in Jan-March 2012:
| Total, '000 tonnes | Total, $ mln | Non-CIS | CIS | |||||
| Commodity | 3M 2012 | % of 2011 | 3M 2012 | % of 2011 | '000 tonnes | $ mln | '000 tonnes | $ mln |
| Iron ores and concentrates | 6199,8 | 9,6% | 677,1 | 15,5% | 5563 | 620,4 | 636,7 | 56,6 |
| Coke and semi-coke | 466,1 | 22% | 115,4 | 10,6% | 263,4 | 71,2 | 202,7 | 44,3 |
| Ferrous metals (excluding pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste) | 6 768,3 | 22,6% | 4 243 | 19% | 5825,4 | 3452,3 | 942,9 | 790,7 |
| Ferrous metals | 9 693,3 | 17,6% | 5 781,1 | 20% | 8626,5 | 4930,4 | 1066,8 | 850,7 |
| Pig iron | 1 160,8 | 5,2% | 504,8 | 6% | 1127,0 | 490,7 | 33,8 | 14,1 |
| Ferroalloys | 247,7 | 40,8% | 529,8 | 66% | 239,6 | 513,9 | 8,1 | 15,8 |
| Semi-finished carbon steel products | 3 785,2 | 30% | 2 076,8 | 24,8% | 3665,1 | 1998,4 | 120,2 | 78,4 |
| Flat carbon steel products | 1 691,6 | 4,2% | 1 105,5 | - 0,2% | 1374,1 | 836,5 | 317,5 | 268,9 |
The FCS said ferrous metal imports from non-CIS countries fell 2.9% year-on-year in January-March in tonnage.
Russian ferrous metal and related imports in Jan-March:
| Total, '000 tonnes | Total, $ mln | Non-CIS | CIS | |||||
| Commodity | 3M 2012 | % of 2011 | 3M 2012 | % of 2011 | '000 tonnes | $ mln | '000 tonnes | $ mln |
| Ferrous metals, total | 1 285,9 | 23,2% | 1 296,1 | 20,6% | 480,4 | 684,7 | 805,6 | 611,4 |
| Ferrous metals, excluding pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste | 1 188,3 | 22,9% | 1 169,6 | 20% | 453,1 | 626,5 | 735,3 | 543,1 |
| Steel pipes | 201,5 | - 57% | 358,4 | - 51% | 51,8 | 166,9 | 149,7 | 191,5 |
