Russia: Manganese Ore Imports Rises in Feb'18
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According to the Russian customs, the country witnessed an increase of 38% M-o-M in its Manganese Ore imports in Feb'18.
Russia imported 0.11 MnT in Feb'18 against 0.08 MnT in Jan'18. Moreover, on yearly basis, Russian imports sees a massive increase of 83% Y-o-Y as it imported 0.06 MnT in Feb'17.
Considering a rise in global Manganese Ore prices and firm Russian manganese alloy prices, the said country decided to raise its purchase for the commodity fearing the prices may intensify in near future.
South Africa remained the largest exporter of Manganese Ore to Russia at 0.07 MnT, witnessing a massive increase of 133% M-o-M followed by Gabon and Kazakhstan at 0.03 MnT and 0.01 MnT respectively.