Ukraine: PFK to switch from Kazakh coal to Ukrainian coal
Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant plans to stop importing power-generating coal from Kazakhstan and switch to Ukrainian raw materials.
Ukraine: Mariupol Ilyich and Zaporizhstal comments on Turkey’s decision to cancel hot-rolled metal investigations
The Ministry of economy of Turkey has cancelled temporal measures on hot-rolled coil imports from China, Russia, Japan and Slovakia.
Ukraine: Mariupol Ilyich brings out 8 new products
In 2016 Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started producing 8 new types of products, with the most of them coming from the cold-rolled shop.
Ukraine: Evraz DMZ semis output down in Q1 2016
In January-March Evraz Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky decreased steel semi-finished products (billets) output, at the same time increasing rolled metal (structural steel) output. According to the company statement, this has to do with the market demand.
Ukraine: people’s deputies supporting scrap export limitations
A people’s deputy Sergey Taruta supports limitations of ferrous scrap exports from Ukraine.
Ukraine: Zaporizhstal demands scrap export duty of 60 euro
Under the current price situation on the global markets, scrap export duty from Ukraine should be on the level of 50-60 euro per ton.
Ukraine: scrap market to face decriminalization
The Ministry of economical development and trade plans to pass to the Verkhovnaya Rada the decree on scrap market decriminalization.
Ukraine: city mayors call on people’s deputies to raise scrap export duty
Ukraine is suffering from the drastic shortage of scrap. This has already affected output and the country economy, say Zaporozhye and Mariupol mayors in their letter to the parliament.
