In the January-July period this year, Colombia exported 70,670 mt of ferronickel, down 12.4 percent, with a value of $249.98 million, decreasing by 26.2 percent, both year on year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). In July, Colombian ferronickel exports amounted to 10,639 mt, decreasing by 17.9 percent and were worth $38.06 million, falling by 37 percent, both year on year.
In the given period, Colombia's iron and steel export volume totaled 108,456 mt, down 26.1 percent, with a value of $331.98 million, falling by 26.5 percent, both on year-on-year basis. In July, Colombian iron and steel exports amounted to 14,944 mt, falling by 31 percent, and were worth $50.87 million, down 32.9 percent, both compared to the same month of 2018.