According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in the first nine months of the current year Ukraine exported 130,328 tons of steel scrap, down by 64.4% year on year, worth a total of $40.691 million, down by 73.4% year on year.
In the January-September period this year Ukraine’s scrap imports increased 2.4 times year on year to 159,774 tons, worth a total of $61.313 million, up by 59.7% compared to the same period of 2012. (SteelOrbis/Ukrainian metal)