Russia’s steel pipe imports rise by 1.9 times in April

According to the official data for the first four months of the current year, Russian imports of steel pipes increased by 2.5 times compared to the corresponding period of 2010, rising to 588,000 mt. In April alone, Russia's steel pipe imports rose by 1.9 times year on year to 121,000 mt, but were down 18.4 percent from March this year.