In the first six months of the current year, Colombia exported 69,591 mt of ferronickel, up 10 percent, with a value of $161.7 million, decreasing by 33.8 percent, both year on year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). In June this year, the country's ferronickel exports amounted to 15,419 mt, rising by 40 percent, while the revenue from these exports was $36.8 million, up 0.5 percent, both compared to June last year.
In the first half of this year, Colombia's iron and steel export volume totaled 90,434 mt, down 4.5 percent, with a value of $189.99 million, declining by 34.6 percent, both on year-on-year basis. In June this year, Colombian iron and steel exports amounted to 17,706 mt, increasing by 7.2 percent, and were worth $41.26 million, down 7.7 percent, both compared to the same month of 2015.