In January-July, metal companies received 2222 thousand tons of scrap, up by 42% YoY. Imports accounted for 1887 thousand tons, up by 22%. Exports grew by 1841%, to 335 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In July, Ukraine exported 65.9 thousand tons of pipes valued at $88.9 million, up by 39.2% and by 79.5% YoY respectively. According to the Customs Service, in January-July exports amounted to 331.2 thousand tons at $389.7 million, up by 17.4% and by 21.4%. Seamless pipes accounted for 250.7 thousand tons at $315.3 million and other…
In June, Kyrgyzstan exported 6 kg of gold. In January-May, exports totaled 4.135 tons valued at $234.71 million, while in H1 – 4.141 tons at $234.90 million. Thus, the cost of gold sold in June (6.2 kg) was less than $200 thousand. (Ukrainian metal)
Interpipe is forced to leave the US pipes market with the introduction of new limitations on exports. In the past several months, USA has announced a new 23.75% duty on Ukrainian linear pipes and an intention to slap a 30.19% duty on OCTG pipes in addition to the 25% customs duty already in force. Thus,…