Non -profit partnership enterprises Russian steel increased sales in the domestic market of Russia by 1.4 percent

In January - June 2013, enterprises of non -profit partnerships sold Russian steel on the domestic market of the Russian Federation 15 million 790 thousand tons of metal rolling, which is 1.4 percent higher than in the APPG -2012. This is stated in today's message of Russian steel.

Sales in foreign markets for the first six months decreased by 7.6 percent, to 11 million 390 thousand tons mainly due to a drop in demand from European steel consumers and metal products.

In total, 27 million 170 thousand tons of finished rental, which is 2.6 percent lower than the APPG -2012, was produced in January - June. In June, 4 million 440 thousand tons of metal rolling were produced, which is 1.4 percent less than in June 2012 and 3.6 percent less than in May 2013.

As previously reported, according to the results of 2012, the Russian Steel NP enterprises increased the rental production of 2.9 percent to 55 million 310 thousand tons. The shipment of the metal rolling into the domestic market in 2012 increased by 0.1 percent compared to 2011 to 31 million 140 thousand tons, the export volume increased by 6.9 percent to 24 million 170 thousand tons.

The volume of production of steel and finished metal rolling by the main enterprises-member enterprises of the Russian Steel is about 90 percent, and Chugun is more than 95 percent of the all-Russian (Evrazholding LLC plants, OJSC MMK, NLMK Group, Swordel OJSC, Metalloinvest LLC).

Ready rental includes commodity slaves, varieties, sheet and varietal metal.