Russia decreases export of coke in January-May

According to the date released by the Federal Customs Service of Russia, the country's exports of coke and semi-coke fell 55 percent year on year to 581,000 tons in January-May of 2006. The exports of coke and semi-coke to countries beyond the CIS fell 2.4 times to 271,000 tons and that to the CIS states were reduced by two times to 310,000 tons during the period under consideration.