Russia – world’s 6th largest steel producer in CY17 has observed decline in flat steel exports during Jan-Sept’18, however its long steel exports have increased. Coal export have increased by 10% and iron ore exports are down by 12%.
According to World Steel Association, Russia’s crude steel production increased marginally to 54.29 MnT during Jan-Sept’18 against 53.35 MnT in same time frame previous year.
| Russia Export September’18 | |||||||
| Commodity | Sub Commodity |
Sept’18 | Aug’18 | % Change M-o-M |
2018 (Jan-Sept) | 2017 (Jan-Sept) | % Change Y-o-Y |
| Coal | Non Coking Coal | 13,132,738 | 14,236,133 | -7.75 | 109,917,498 | 102,694,455 | 7.03 |
| Coking Coal | 3,146,333 | 2,291,169 | 37.32 | 18,487,707 | 16,565,081 | 11.61 | |
| Anthracite | 2,981,633 | 1,877,375 | 58.82 | 17,469,732 | 12,836,985 | 36.09 | |
| Met Coke | 219,025 | 173,656 | 26.13 | 1,857,282 | 1,947,933 | -4.65 | |
| Pet Coke | 150,318 | 138,621 | 8.44 | 1,312,027 | 928,398 | 41.32 | |
| Others | 105,345 | 34,242 | 207.65 | 295,476 | 347,510 | -14.97 | |
| Total Coal | 19,735,392 | 18,751,196 | 5.25 | 149,339,722 | 135,320,361 | 10.36 | |
| Semi Finish | Billet | 1,223,900 | 1,183,799 | 3.39 | 11,918,022 | 10,435,585 | 14.21 |
| Pig Iron | 684,866 | 219,535 | 211.96 | 4,284,150 | 3,376,880 | 26.87 | |
| Sponge Iron | 148,664 | 242,709 | -38.75 | 2,733,555 | 2,007,789 | 36.15 | |
| Total Semi Finish | 2,057,430 | 1,646,042 | 24.99 | 18,935,726 | 15,820,254 | 19.69 | |
| Iron Ore | Pellet/Concentrate | 1,296,414 | 1,055,562 | 22.82 | 9,689,480 | 8,914,228 | 8.70 |
| Fines/Lumps | 571,298 | 347,801 | 64.26 | 3,597,781 | 6,125,661 | -41.27 | |
| Total Iron Ore | 1,867,711 | 1,403,363 | 33.09 | 13,287,261 | 15,039,888 | -11.65 | |
| Finish Flat | HRC/Plate | 524,588 | 492,497 | 6.52 | 4,404,733 | 4,830,024 | -8.81 |
| CRC | 102,989 | 110,210 | -6.55 | 957,764 | 1,168,201 | -18.01 | |
| Electrical Steel | 74,973 | 53,429 | 40.32 | 556,786 | 435,745 | 27.78 | |
| Galvanised Steel | 57,644 | 65,210 | -11.60 | 659,682 | 499,449 | 32.08 | |
| Others | 13,230 | 8,933 | 48.10 | 122,640 | 69,959 | 75.30 | |
| Total Finish Flat | 773,424 | 730,279 | 5.91 | 6,701,605 | 7,003,378 | -4.31 | |
| Total Ferrous Scrap | 420,528 | 383,190 | 9.74 | 3,876,309 | 3,582,508 | 8.20 | |
| Finish Long | Rebar | 241,994 | 305,606 | -20.82 | 2,122,811 | 1,835,568 | 15.65 |
| Structure | 49,992 | 59,652 | -16.19 | 509,309 | 471,174 | 8.09 | |
| Wire Rod | 27,779 | 29,895 | -7.08 | 226,678 | 181,795 | 24.69 | |
| Total Finish Long | 319,765 | 395,153 | -19.08 | 2,858,798 | 2,488,538 | 14.88 | |
| Ferro Alloy | Ferro Silicon | 26,104 | 36,139 | -27.77 | 327,028 | 231,062 | 41.53 |
| Ferro Chrome | 15,045 | 10,493 | 43.39 | 137,341 | 225,744 | -39.16 | |
| Ferro Silico Manganese |
7,258 | 6,093 | 19.11 | 49,945 | 37,261 | 34.04 | |
| Ferro Manganese | 5,536 | 8,664 | -36.11 | 49,475 | 18,304 | 170.30 | |
| Total Ferro Alloy | 53,942 | 61,389 | -12.13 | 563,789 | 512,371 | 10.04 | |
| Total Graphite Electrode | 4,514 | 4,824 | -6.44 | 34,950 | 28,679 | 21.86 | |
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