In October of the current year, Russia exported 1.12 million mt of semi-finished steel products, down 1.4 percent compared to October 2011 and decreasing by 9.4 percent compared to September this year, according to the country's customs statistics.
In the January-October period of the current year, Russian exports of semi-finished steel products increased by 21 percent year on year to 12.48 million mt.