Ukraine: ferroalloy works losing domestic market

Ferroalloy works continue losing the Ukrainian market due to downtime, sharp growth of imports and a drastic drop in exports. Thus, in January-May, ferroalloys exports fell 38.4-fold, to 6.67 thousand tons valued at $9.552 million, down 23.4-fold. The main export markets were Poland (43.22% in monetary terms), Romania (35.49%) and Moldova (5.32%). Over 5 months,…

Ukraine: scrap exports up in January-May 2024

In January-May, Ukraine increased ferrous metals scrap export by 32.2% YoY, to 102.366 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue grew by 42.7%, to $32.872 million. In May Ukraine exported 14.952 thousand tons of scrap, in April – 26.153 thousand tons, in March – 20.907 thousand tons, in February – 23.194 thousand tons…