According to the statistics from Russian customs, Russia exported refined copper of 212,500 tons in the first half of this year, reaching US$783.2 million in volume and enjoying a pick-up of 160 percent.

Russia exported copper to CIS of 600 tons with a volume of US$2.2 million while to other countries of 211,900 tons with a volume of US$781 million.

During the same period, Russia’s nickel exports totaled 106,200 tons, down by 9.5 percent compared to the same period last year.

Russia exported nickel of 200 tons to CIS with a volume of US$2.2 million while to other countries of 106,000 tons with a volume of US$1,185 million.