Russia boosts titanium and magnesium production

According to Russia’s federal statistics agency, the country’s output of raw titanium rose by 31.8% during the first eight months of 2012. The agency did not provide specific numbers about the country’s titanium production.

Russia’s output of semi-finished titanium products grew by 19.6% during the same period.

Production of raw magnesium increased by 21.9% during the first eight months of 2012, while output of magnesium alloys grew by 27.6%.

Source (Russian): Metallosnabzheniye I Sbyt