Russia supplies 1.268 million mt of steel products to EU countries in January-July

Aug04,2011

In January-July this year, Russian metallurgical companies supplied European Union (EU) countries with around 1.268 million mt of steel products, using 38.9 percent of the quotas established by the European Commission for the year.

For 2011, the EU has extended its agreement with Russia for the trade of certain steel products and has increased the volume quota for Russian steelmakers by 2.5 percent compared to 2010