Russian stainless steel import will drop in March

According to estimation of SpetsStal experts, Russian imports of basic types of stainless steel products in March 2012 will drop 2.3% to 18872t as compared to February including flats -6.5%, wires – 1.8%, seamless tubes -16.5%, and electric welded tubes -19.5%. However, long products and billets imports will increase 36.8 and 231.8% respectively.