According to statistics from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russia's stainless steel output totaled around 83,000 tons in the first five months of this year, sliding by 4.5% compared to the same period a year ago.

In May alone, Russia’s stainless steel output amounted to 17,000 tons, a month-on-on-month increase of 4.5% and a year-on-year decrease of 2.5%.