The Minustry of Defence is stockpiling scrap at four sites for its further sale. Until the end of the year, the ministry could amass 200 thousand tons of scrap, deputy defence minister Yuri Jigir has said. “We have more than 15 thousand tons of ferrous scrap. Of them, 541 tons contain precious metals. Because of…
In February-March, Ukraine suspended manganese ore exports, which resumed in January after a 2-year delay. According to the State Customs Service, in January Ukraine exported 44.903 thousand tons of ore valued at $6.563 million to the USA. In January and March, Ukraine didn’t import manganese ore, while in February imports amounted to 21 tons valued…
In January-March, Ukraine decreased exports of titanium-containing ore and concentrate by 43.7% YoY, to 2.335 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue dropped by 43.3%, to $3.846 million. The main customer was Turkiye (67.3% in monetary terms), followed by the Philippines (8.71%) and Poland (6.55%). Ukraine did not import titanium ore in Q1.…
In January-March, Ukraine exported $18.138 million worth of copper and copper products, down by 16.9% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in March exports amounted to $7.242 million. Ukraine increased exports of aluminum by 1.2%, to $23.387 million ($7.769 million in March), but decreased those of lead by 36.1%, to $2.834 million ($1.076 million),…
In January-March, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper wares by 47.4% YoY, to $42.019 million tons. In March, imports amounted to $12.893 million. Moreover, imports of nickel and wares grew 2.4-fold, to $7.697 million ($2.267 million in March), aluminum – by 20%, to $98.535 million ($38.102 million), lead – by 30.1%, to $281 thousand…