Russia boosts nonferrous exports 49% in 10 mths

Russia boosted exports of nonferrous metals and their products 49.3% year-on-year in January-October to $14.716 billion, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.

The Federal Customs Service has said Russia exported 3.167 million tonnes of primary aluminium for $4.99 billion, 213,700 tonnes of unprocessed nickel for $4.49 billion and 214,300 tonnes of refined copper for $1.34 billion in the period.