In January-June Ukraine imported 39.394 thousand tons of scrap valued at $22.024 million, up by 52.7% and by 0.1% YoY respectively.
According to the State Fiscal Service, the main suppliers were Turkey (49.5%), Russia (41.65%) and the Netherlands (3.02%).
Ukraine also imported 488 tons of hot-briquetted iron from Russia valued at $166 thousand, as opposed to 1.12 thousand tons for $373 thousand in January-July 2018. (Ukrainian metal)