In January-April, aluminum exports grew 4.7-fold YoY, from 16,000 to 75,400 tons, the Industry and Construction Ministry reported. Kazakhstan’s exports increased, since aluminum demand in Azerbaijan grew 8-fold, from 5,500 to 43,100 tons, 10.5-fold in Uzbekistan, from 200 tons to 2,100 tons, and due to the expansion of sales geography to countries such as Belarus,…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 124.52 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 35.3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in June exports reached 22.16 thousand tons, in May – 14.95 thousand tons, in April – 26.15 thousand tons, in March – 20.9 thousand tons, in February – 23.19 thousand tons and in January –…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 598.92 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 25.1% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports dropped by 26.9%, to $226.01 million. The main customers were the USA (74.84% in monetary terms), followed by Italy (6.31%) and Poland (5.44%). In January-June, Ukraine imported 15 tons of pig…
In June, Sukha Balka commissioned two new blocks of iron ore at both mines of the enterprise. Combined reserves amount to 157 thousand tons. In particular, at the mine named after Frunze the block 45-51 at the depth of 1210 meters was commissioned. Its reserves amount to 30 thousand tons, enough for 3 months of…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 888.016 thousand tons of semi-finished carbon steel products, up by 61.6% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports increased by 47.3%, to $439.9 million. The main customers were Bulgaria (35.49% in monetary terms), Poland (11.74%) and Italy (8.56%). In January-June, Ukraine imported 5 tons of semis valued…
During his trip to China, Prime Minister Akylbek Zhaparov has discussed lithium extraction and construction of lithium carbonate manufacture with the management of Zhicun Lithium. The company is one of the major manufacturers of lithium products in China. The company is actively developing the Central Asian direction. In July 2023, it launched the first stage…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 24.2 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down 11.4-fold YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have decreased 8.2-fold, to $29.34 million. The main customers were Poland (30.5% in monetary terms), Turkiye (22.13%) and Romania (13.2%). In January-June, Ukraine imported 54.93 thousand tons of ferroalloys, up 14.3-fold, valued at…
In January-June, Ukraine increased revenue from the exports of ferrous metals by 3.6% YoY, to $1.46 billion. According to the State Customs Service, ferrous metals accounted for 7.5% of all export revenue, up from 7.3% in H2 2023. In June, revenue decreased by 4.9% MoM. Ferrous metals exports dynamics has been falling since the start…