On December 6, the European Union announced its 2012 quotas for steel imports from Russia. As reported in the Official Journal of the European Union, the new quotas are as follows:
2011 quota (mt) | 2012 quota (mt) | |
Flat steel products | ||
Coils | 1,230,897 | 1,142,446 |
Heavy plate | 297,127 | 303,549 |
Other flat steel products | 676,140 | 656,769 |
Alloyed products | 113,444 | 115,900 |
Alloyed quarto plates | 27,011 | 27,595 |
Alloyed cold rolled and coated sheets | 121,096 | 121,419 |
Long steel products | ||
Beams | 63,570 | 60,710 |
Wire rod | 374,481 | 357,635 |
Other long steel products | 586,180 | 559,633 |