Miners together with sappers have blown up a mineshaft in Pokrovsk so that Russian occupiers don’t attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the rear. According to the New York Times, in early December 2024 due to the danger of using the mineshaft No. 3, miners started using another shaft to the west to get…
Due to military action in its proximity, Metinvest Pokrovskugol has decreased coking coal output. According to the company, the miners have learned to rearrange the manufacturing process during the war and continue providing Ukraine with as much coal as possible. The site No. 2 of Pokrovskoye Mine Group is developing the 11th northern long face…
In 2024 Ukraine exported 293.19 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 60.7% YoY. Revenue grew by 73.2%, to $91.311 million. The main customer was Poland (81.8% in monetary terms), followed by Greece (13.75%) and Germany (3.19%). Last year Ukraine imported 104 tons of scrap for $110 thousand, down from 1.075 thousand tons for $411…
In 2024 Ukraine increased coal imports 2.7-fold YoY, to 1.812 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports grew 2.2-fold, to $402.21 million. USA supplied $98.868 million worth of coal (24.58% of the total), Australia – $97.794 million (24.31%), the Czech Republic – $69.527 million (17.29%) and other countries – $136.03…
In 2024 Ukraine increased exports of iron ore raw materials by 89.8% YoY, to 33.699 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue grew by 58.7%, to $2.8 billion. The main customers were China (36.47% in monetary terms), Poland (17.27%) and Slovakia (17.15%). Last year Ukraine imported 2.042 thousand tons of iron ore raw…
In 2024 Ukraine increased revenue from the ferrous metals exports by 16.9% YoY, to $3.096 billion. According to the State Customs Service, ferrous metals accounted for 7.42% of all export revenue, up from 7.32% in 2023. In December 2024 Ukraine exported $223.772 million worth of ferrous metals, up from $207.343 million in November 2024. Last…
In 2024 Ukraine produced 7.58 million tons of steel, up by 21.6% YoY. According to Ukrmetalurgprom, unlike the previous five months December 2024 was more successful – Ukraine increased steel output by 1.14% MoM, to 547 thousand tons. Since July 2024 the monthly dynamics has been negative. Ukraine also produced 7 million tons of pig…
In 2024 Zaporizhstal increased rolled metal manufacture by 18.1% YoY, to 2.426 million tons. Steel output grew by 17.2%, to 2.89 million tons, and pig iron – by 14.2%, to 3.1 million tons. In December 2024 Zaporizhstal produced 284.7 thousand tons of pig iron, 245.5 thousand tons of steel and 234.1 thousand tons of rolled…