South Korean Samsung Display has stopped purchasing Russian gold, tungsten and tantalum, according to the company's reports. Previously, these metals were supplied by Krastsvetmet, Solikamsk Magnesium Plant (part of the mining division of State Corporation Rosatom) and other Russian enterprises. Experts do not rule out that the refusal may lead to an increase in the cost of electronics by 2-5%. Samsung Display, part of Samsung Semiconductor, makes screens for smartphones, including the Apple ...

Russia in April increased iron and steel supplies to South Korea to the maximum 67.4 thousand tons in almost a year and a half, according to the data of the South Korean statistical service, which was studied by RIA Novosti. South Korean companies bought 67.4 thousand tons of iron and steel worth $30.3 million from Russian businesses in April, more than triple the level a month earlier in both monetary and physical terms. Shipments were higher last time in December 2023 at 69.1 thousand tons, ...

Russian companies in mid-spring sold 46 thousand tons of unprocessed aluminum to the South Korean markinet for $126.4 million, which is about twice as much as a year earlier in both physical and monetary terms. Since the beginning of this year, South Korea has purchased 148.2 thousand tons of aluminum from Russia, which is a quarter more than last year's level. The revenue from these supplies amounted to 411 million dollars against 275 million dollars in January-April 2024. Russia became the ...

Kirill Dmitriev, Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF): Global companies are queuing up to return to the Russian market. "Global companies are lining up to return to Russia, which reflects restored confidence and new opportunities in one of the world’s largest markets," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter), commenting on reports that major South Korean businesses are exploring a return to Russia. As previously reported by “The Korea Times”, major South Korean corporations, including ...