In the first two months of 2016, Colombia exported 18,336 mt of ferronickel, up 11.8 percent, with a value of $39.07 million, decreasing by 45 percent, both year on year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). In February this year, the country's ferronickel exports amounted to 8,086 mt, rising by 118.7 percent, while the revenue from these exports was $17.7 million, up 11.4 percent, both compared to February last year.
In the January-February period of this year, Colombia's iron and steel export volume totaled 22,846 mt, down 27.9 percent, with a value of $46.1 million, declining by 50.6 percent, both on year-on-year basis. In February this year, Colombian iron and steel exports amounted to 9,047 mt, decreasing by 21.1 percent, and were worth $20.6 million, down 23.7 percent, both compared to the same month of 2015.