Ukraine: metal makers to lose $700 million

The new antidumping investigation by the European Commission as regards Ukrainian manufacturers of hot-rolled metal could result in Ukraine losing the market valued at $700 million a year. According to the head of the Verkhovnaya Rada industrial policy committee Victor Halasyuk, that’s 2% of Ukraine’s exports. “This will not only weaken the competitive positions of…

Ukraine: casting market

Ukraine produces some 200 thousand tons of castings per year. In 2015 it exported around 102 thousand tons. Russia (40796 tons, or 40.05%), Germany (8670, 8.51%), Poland (7266 tons, 7.13%), Kazakhstan (6103, 5.99%) and Czech Republic (2602 tons, or 2.55%) are the main consumers of Ukrainian castings. These countries take up 64% of Ukrainian exports.…