Russia’s August exports of aluminium to the US up 48% from July, but down 67% from June
Russia’s exports of aluminium (crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products) to the US totalled 8,280 tonnes in August 2019, an increase of 48.12% or 2,690 tonnes from July. Exports dropped by 66.88% from June’s exports of 25,000 tonnes, 59.81% from May’s exports of 20,600 tonnes, and 70.22% from April’s exports of 27,800 tonnes.
The US imports of crude metal and alloys and semi-finished products from Russia amounted to 135,000 tonnes in the first eight months of 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau.
Exports of crude metal and alloys increased by 46.01% month-on-month to 7,680 tonnes in August. Russia’s exports to the US contract by 66.9%% from June, 59.15% from May and 70.8% from April. Russia exported 125,000 tonnes of crude metal and alloys to the US in the first eight months of 2019.
Exports of semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 600 tonnes in August, with a month-on-month rise of 82.37%. India had exported 329 tonnes of these products in July 2019. Exports of aluminium reduced by 67.57% from June’s total of 1,850 tonnes, 64.91% from May’s total of 1,710 and 60.53% from April’s total of 1,520 tonnes. Total exports came in at 10,700 tonnes in January-August.
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