In January-April, Ukraine decreased pig iron exports by 21.7% YoY, to 417.941 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue dropped by 23.7%, to $155.039 million. The main customer was the USA (76.91% in monetary terms), followed by Italy (7.94%) and Poland (5.29%). Over the 4 months, Ukraine imported 15 tons of pig iron…
Since the start of the year, aid from Centravis to the Armed Forces has exceeded 4.5 million UAH. And during the full-scale Russian invasion, aid has reached 12 million UAH. This is ammunition, supplies, cars and protective means. According to the Centravis charity foundation director Nadezhda Boiko, 136 employees are serving in the Armed Forces…
In January-April, Ukraine decreased exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate by 44.4% YoY, to 2.899 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue decreased by 44.5%, to $4.788 million. The main customer was Turkiye (70.45% in monetary terms), followed by the Philippines (7%) and Poland (6.45%). In 4 months, Ukraine imported 20 tons of…
Sukha Balka has announced the launch of the new site at the Yuvileiniy iron ore mine. The site has the reserves of 60 thousand tons, enough for 4 to 5 months of work. Iron content in ore is 58%. (Ukrainian metal)
In April, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih increased output. In particular, steel output grew by 90% YoY, to 163 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 95%, to 152 thousand tons. Compared with April 2023, manufacture increased by 31% in both cases. AMKR also increased iron ore concentrate output by 14% MoM and by 112% YoY, to…
In January-April, Ukraine procured 563.4 thousand tons of metal scrap, up by 53.7% YoY. Local deliveries to metal plants grew by 52.3%, to 446 thousand tons. Exports increased by 54.9%, to 87.4 thousand tons, while imports went up 5-fold, to 0.36 thousand tons. In 2023, Ukraine increased scrap exports by 28% YoY, to 1.277 million…
The number of employees at Metinvest has decreased by 4.8 thousand people due to staff outflow and mobilization. Now the group offers around 4 thousand jobs. “2022 was the worst year in Metivest’s history. When the marine export resumed in 2023, we started increasing the capacity of our enterprises. Thus, last year we didn’t fire…
Ferroalloy plants mull the possibility of resuming manufacture after a halt in October 2023. According to the director of the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Manufacturers Serhiy Kudryavtsev, there are no decisions as yet, but the situation is being evaluated. “The situation is being analysed. All the options are being developed, but no decision has been…