NON-FERROUS METAL TRADE WOULD SUFFER IF US AND EU IMPOSED MAJOR SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA

The impact of any American and European Union (EU) sanctions on the non-ferrous metal trade with Russia could be significant, although US and EU industry associations contacted by Metal Bulletin are thus far refusing to comment on the potential consequences.The EU and the US last week (Wednesday March 26) agreed in Brussels to work on the imposition of sanctions against Russia and with Russian nationalist activists occupying civic buildings in eastern Ukraine, the diplomatic stakes are again rising. A four-party meeting involving the EU, US, Ukraine and Russia is ...


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