As of September 1, 2009, Russia utilized 31.54 percent of the steel quota allocated to it by the European Union (EU) for the current year, while Kazakhstan utilized 0.95 percent of its allocated EU quota of 205,000 mt.
According to the latest statistics, Russia exported a total of 979,824 tons of steel products to the EU in the period in question. The quota allocated to Russia for 2009 is 3,106,775 tons.
Specifically, Russia used 46.86 percent of its hot rolled coil quota (497,162 of 1,060,875 allotted tons), 19.1 percent of its plate quota (53,848 of 281,875 allotted tons), 36.3 percent of its alloy sheet quota (39,060 of 107,625 allotted tons), and 19.1 percent of its wire rod quota (63,390 of 332,100 allotted tons).
On the other hand, in August Kazakhstan commenced its steel product exports to the EU for the current year, supplying a total of 1,950 mt of flat rolled products, excluding hot rolled coils and heavy plates, using 1.65 percent of its allotted quota of 117,875 tons for the products in question.
*All numbers are given in round figures.
* All numbers are based on figures released by official European Union sources.