According to the RF Federal Customs Service statistics, in January 2018 unwrought aluminum export from Russia grew 27.1% year-on-year to 301.6 thousand tons.
In terms of value, the export of unwrought aluminum surged 54.9% up to $602.2 mn.
Refined copper and unwrought copper alloys export increased 20.2% to 57.2 thousand tons. In terms of value, the growth was more significant, up 46.9% to $397.7 mn.
Unwrought nickel export in January 2018 declined in physical terms 7.1% to 7.9 thousand tons. In terms of value, nickel export was up 21.6% to $101.4 mn.