In January-October, Ukraine increased ferrous metals scrap exports 3.89-fold YoY, to 146.927 thousand tons.
According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports grew 2.9-fold, to $42.088 million.
Since March, an increase in exports has been noted. In January, Ukraine exported around 8.28 thousand tons of scrap, in February – 16.5 thousand tons, in March – 15.45 thousand tons, in April – 16.19 thousand tons, in May – 21.003 thousand tons, in June – 14.6 thousand tons, in July – 9.567 thousand tons, in August – 15.849 thousand tons, in September – 13.7 thousand tons and in October – 15.796 thousand tons.
The main customer was Poland (87.39%), followed by Greece (6.42%) and Bulgaria (2.59%).
In March-October, Ukraine imported 898 tons of scrap worth $333 thousand. Slovakia accounted for 51.95% of supplies, Poland – 22.82% and Estonia – 8.41%. (Ukrainian metal)