Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Kazatomprom Meirzhan Yussupov. During the meeting, Tokayev was briefed about the outcomes of the company’s activity in the first half of the year. According to Yussupov, uranium production and sales stood at 11 and 8 thousand tons, respectively, in the reporting period.…
In January-June, Metinvest produced 1.04 million tons of steel, up by 1% YoY. At the same time, pig iron manufacture decreased by 4%, to 884 thousand tons. Metinvest also produced 375 thousand tons of semi-finished steel products, down by 25%, and 1.19 million tons of rolled metal, up by 4%. In particular, flat rolled metal…
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…