In 2012-2020, Metinvest spent 15.35 billion UAH on the ecological modernization of its Mariupol Ilyich and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. More than 40 large-scale projects have been carried out over the years. Thus, Azovstal decommissioned sintering shop, coke-oven batteries Nos. 5, 6 and 7 as well as blast furnaces Nos. 5 and 6, while…
In January, Ukrainian seaports handled 343.75 thousand tons of iron ore, down by 93.6%, due to the suspension of Metalloinvest (Russia) shipping via the Port of Yuzhniy, as the Ultramar terminal was launched in Ust-Luga. The handling of import coking coal fell by 81.6%, to 612.56 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukrainian enterprises reduced imports of copper and copper products in monetary terms by 40.3% YoY in January, to $9.666 million. According to the customs statistics published by the State Customs Service, exports of copper and copper products grew 3.2-fold, to $12.394 million. In addition, Ukraine reduced imports of nickel and nickel products by 17.5%, to…