BOSNIAN METAL INDUSTRY INCREASES EXPORTS BY 14 PER CENT

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (February 20,2008) - The Bosnian metal industry increased exports by 14 per cent last year. The industry’s exports totalled 3,078,959,479 Bosnian Marks (2,306,554,386 US Dollars), and accounted for 50 per cent of the country’s overall exports in 2007.

Aluminij Mostar, Mittal Steel Zenica, Global Ispat, VW, Prevent and TMD-AI remain the leading exporters, in the sector and in overall export ranking. In a regional breakdown, the regions that have the lead in exports are Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj areas. The main trade partners of the metal sector are Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy and Austria.
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