In 2013, Russia decreased export of scrap metal by 15%
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2014-02-19 10:26:43
According to the Russian State Statistics Service, in 2013 export of scrap metal declined by 14.6% to 3 710 thousand tons against 4 430 thousand tons in 2012.
The largest importer of Russian scrap metal became Turkey, which bought 1 930 thousand tons that is by 9.9% less than in 2012. At the same time, the export of Russian scrap metal to Turkey made up over 52% of the total volume.
