MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian nickel and copper exports rose in January this year from a year ago, both in tonnage and value, but aluminium export volumes and their value declined, according to customs data seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The government lifted a 5 percent export tariff on copper cathodes and nickel from February 2009 to help major miner Norilsk Nickel and other producers of the two metals hit by the global economic crisis.
Copper exports in the full year of 2009 rose by 152.3 percent on the previous year's level, while nickel exports were still down 3 percent. The nickel tariff was reinstated from the end of January.
Aluminium exports last year rose in terms of volume, but declined in value.
The Federal Customs Service gave the following data for Russian aluminium, nickel and copper exports in January:
2010 2009
Tonnes $ mln Tonnes $ mln
Aluminium
Total 213,000 361.8 262,600 482.4
Non-CIS** 212,800 361.5 261,300 480.0
CIS 200 0.3 1,300 2.4
Nickel
Total 17,000 304.8 14,000 152.3
Non-CIS 17,000 304.8 14,000 151.9
CIS 0 0.4 0 0.4
Copper
Total 43,200 297.6 27,300 82.0
Non-CIS 43,200 297.4 27,300 81.9
CIS 0 0.2 0 0.1
* FCS data does not include all trade with Belarus
** CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States includes 11 republics of the former Soviet Union.
(Reporting by Aleksandras Budrys; Editing by Amanda Cooper)
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