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To: wayne cath who wrote (4062)	4/16/1998 10:51:00 PM
From: Ed Pakstas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11676

Monday April 13, 5:35 am Eastern Time Russian Jan-Feb nickel output up 31.3 pct yr/yr MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) - Russian primary nickel production jumped by 31.3 percent in January-February 1998 against the same period in 1997, official data from the State Statistics Committee showed on Monday. The figures showed January-February primary aluminium production was up 3.2 percent against the same period of 1997, while refined copper rose 11.4 percent. Cobalt output was 18.7 percent higher compared with last year, the committee said. The committee showed gold production in the first two months of the year was just 70.2 percent against the equivalent period in 1997. The committee did not give actual data on the volumes of any metals produced. Russia last year exported 222,000 tonnes of nickel, up 32.6 percent from 1996. Russia's Norilsk Nickel (NKEL.RTS) is the world's largest nickel producer. PRODUCTION OF SELECTED METALS IN JAN-FEB 1998 (% change against Jan-Feb 1997) Aluminium (primary) +3.2 Alumina +6.9 Refined copper +11.4 Nickel +31.3 Cobalt +18.7 Lead (including secondary) +47.9 Zinc +31.0 Gold -29.8 Magnesium +29.6 Titanium sponge +8.5