According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the January-April period of this year Russia's exports of iron ore increased by 8.6 percent compared to the same period last year to 8.957 million mt.
In the first four months this year, Russian exports of coal increased by 10.9 percent year on year to 42.663 million mt.
In the given period, Russia exported 747,600 mt of coke and semi-coke, up 27.6 percent year on year.