MOSCOW: In January-April 2017, Russian pulp exports decreased year-on-year, indicate the statistics published by the Russian Federal Customs Office. Thus, during the first four months of the current year Russia exported 680,700 tonnes of pulp, that is 4.67% less than during the respective period of the last year. The total value of the Russian pulp exported in January-April 2017 went down as well, from $328.9 million in 2016 to $320.3 in 2017. Therefore, the decrease came up to 2.61%.
In January-April 2017, Russia exported 659,300 tonnes of pulp to the non-CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries. The value of the exported pulp came up to $308.7 million. Exports to CIS came up to 21,400 tonnes in volume terms and $11.6 in value terms. As to Russian newsprint, its export figures increased both in value and in volume terms. In January-April 2017, Russia exported 360,900 tonnes of newsprint (2.67% up) valued at US$147.8 million (8.11% up).
