Mexico has launched another investigation of antidumping duties on the import of seamless pipes from Ukraine, as well as South Korea, Spain and India. The prolongation of the tariffs was initiated by the local pipe companies Tubos and Acero de Mexico SA. The current duty will remain in effect during investigation. The duty was set…
The State Property Fund is working with the new management of Zaporozhye Aluminum Works to prepare the enterprise for privatization. Now ZALK is in a difficult financial condition, the result of the ineffectual management of the previous private owners. In 2001, 68% of the company shares were bought by AvtoVaz-Invest. Later, in 2006, the new…
In January-March, Ukraine decreased scrap procurement by 60% YoY, to 222.6 thousand tons. Domestic deliveries of scrap to metal plants dropped by 60.8%, to 207.7 thousand tons. Exports grew 5.7-fold, to 40.3 thousand tons, while imports fell from 0.1 thousand tons to 0.05 thousand tons. Scrap stocks decreased to the December 2022 level of 10-15…
In January-March, Ukraine decreased steel output by 33.8% YoY, to 1.235 million tons. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron manufacture dropped by 34.3%, to 1.203 million tons, and rolled metal – by 32.1%, to 1.025 million tons. In 2022, Ukraine produced 6.26 million tons of steel, down by 70.69% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In March, Ukraine increased iron ore exports by 24.7% MoM, to 1.51 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have increased by 33.2%, to $167.32 million. Compared with March 2022, exports decreased by 24.6% and by 41.6% respectively. In January-March, Ukraine exported 3.66 million tons of iron ore, down by…
In January-March, Ukraine decreased ferrous metals export revenue 4-fold YoY, to $583.69 million. According to the State Customs Service, ferrous metals accounted for 5.66% of all export revenue, down from 16.8% in Q1 2022. In March, ferrous metals export revenue amounted to $226.61 million. Imports in Q1, grew by 4.5%, to $260.49 million, with $97.09…
In January-March, Ukraine exported 40.255 thousand tons of scrap, up 5.7-fold YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports amounted to $11.725 million. The main customer was Poland (96.65%) with 1.31% exported to the Netherlands and 0.95% to Slovakia. In January-February, Ukraine did not import scrap, but in March bought 46 tons…
In March, Ukraine exported 16.4 thousand tons of metal scrap, up by 8% MoM. This is a new record. The previous was set in February. Poland was the main customer. Small volumes were shipped to Slovakia and Lithuania. Average daily exports grew to 0.53 thousand tons, up from 0.5 thousand tons in February. (Ukrainian metal)