In January-July, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxites) by 5% YoY, to 6.772 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports grew by 22.8%, to $980 thousand. The main supplier was Turkiye (63.81% in monetary terms), followed by China (28.64%) and Spain (7.54%). Ukraine didn’t re-export bauxites. (Ukrainian…
In January-July, Ukraine increased ferrous metals export revenue by 8% YoY, to $1.75 billion. According to the State Customs Service, ferrous metals accounted for 7.73% of all export revenue, up from 7.44% last year. In July, exports amounted to $285.516 million, up from $246 million in June. Over 7 months, Ukraine imported $875.262 million worth…
Belgrade witnessed mass protests against construction of a lithium mine in Serbia. Some 30 thousand protesters marched through the city having temporarily blocked the central train station and one of the highways. They protest against the launch of the mine the development of which has been granted to Rio Tinto. Ecologists believe that lithium extraction…
In January-July, Ukraine decreased ferroalloys exports 7.5-fold YoY, to 39.691 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports decreased 5.4-fold, to $48.133 million. The main customers were Turkiye (31.38% in monetary terms), Poland (25.72%) and Italy (14.69%). Over 7 months, Ukraine imported 64.549 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $107.096 million,…
In January-July, Ukraine increased ferrous metals scrap exports by 46.9% YoY, to 149.229 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports grew by 60.4%, to $47.8 million. In July Ukraine exported 24.792 thousand tons of scrap, in June – 22.161 thousand tons, in May – 14.952 thousand tons, in April –…
In January-July, Ukraine decreased pig iron exports by 26.1%, to 669.982 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports decreased by 26.8%, to $253.918 million. The main customer was the USA (66.61% in monetary terms), followed by Turkiye (10.29%) and Italy (8.95%). Over 7 months, Ukraine imported 15 tons of pig…
In July, Ukraine increased rolled metal output by 3% MoM, to 588.6 thousand tons. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, steel manufacture decreased by 3.5%, to 708.9 thousand tons, and pig iron by 1.1%, to 621.4 thousand tons. Compared with July 2023, rolled metal production increased by 11.4%, steel – by 17.9% and pig iron by 15.5%. In…
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC has been granted rights to use Kyzyl-Ompol subsoil. The corresponding order was signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan. The company received the right to conduct geological exploration and develop deposits in Issyk-Kul region. Kyrgyzaltyn has the right to develop deposits of titanomagnetite, zirconium, phosphorus, thorium and uranium on…