Russia exports $1.7 bln worth of aluminum in Q1

Russia exported 90,400 tonnes or $1.697 billion  in  aluminum  in  the first quarter of 2007, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said.

Nickel  exports  came to 57,600 tonnes ($2.159 billion) and refined copper exports to 78,800 tonnes ($430.3 million).

Nearly all the exports were to non-CIS countries. The average price of aluminum  exported  to  the non-CIS  rose  20%  year-on-year and the average price of exported nickel soared 150%.