Russia scrap exports rise 8.6% in Jan-Mar

RUSSIA June 16 2015 2:00 PM

MOSCOW (Scrap Register): Scrap exports from Russia during the first three months of the year totalled 1.115 million tons, advanced 8.6% from a year earlier, according to latest data.

Turkey was the largest importer of the Russian scraps with 487,000 tons; Belarus was the second largest one with 214,000 tons and Spain was the third largest one with 149,000 tons.

The country's scrap exports are expected to hit 4.46 million tons this year.