The so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created and supported by Russia, has started forming lists of operating mines that will soon be privatized. According to the Center of the National Resistance, for the occupiers this means that they will give the assets to adjoining structures, which will then cut the machinery for metal.…
The State Property Fund of Ukraine intends to sell Zaporozhye Aluminum Works. The starting price of the once giant of the non-ferrous metallurgy is 152 million UAH. The auction is scheduled for August 6. The fund has owned 97.5% of the enterprise shares since February. (Ukrainian metal)
In June, Ukrainian seaports processed 7 million tons of cargo, up 1.5-fold YoY. Iron ore occupied the second place with 1.2 million tons, up from 0.2 million tons, while grain was in the lead with 4.4 million tons, up from 3.4 million tons. In January-June, seaports transshipped 53 million tons of cargo. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June, Ukraine exported 833 thousand tons of flat rolled metal, up by 96.9% YoY, and 906 thousand tons of semi-finished steel products, up by 57%. Exports of bars and sections amounted to 257 thousand tons, remaining unchanged. Domestic steel consumption grew by 7.8%, to 1.74 million tons, of which imports accounted for 592.4 thousand…
Disgraced Russian dictator and international war criminal Pootin has allowed launching the blast furnace No. 5 at the occupied Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created and supported by Russia. The works employs around 4500 people. The blast furnace No. 5 has been idle since 2020. The…
Almalyk Mining and Processing Works has launched manufacture of gold and silver in granules. Granulated gold is used in jewelry, medicine, radio-electronics, microelectronics, chemistry and in the manufacture of measuring devices. Moreover, the company also produces copper in granules. Having conducted a market analyses, Almalyk will also produce granules of other non-ferrous metals. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May, Ukraine exported 694.14 thousand tons of iron ore to Turkiye, up from 257.47 thousand tons last year. At the same time, in May exports dropped by 66% YoY, to 75.9 thousand tons. Ukraine was the second largest supplier of iron ore to Turkiye in January-May, after Brazil (2.24 million tons), but before South…
In January-June, Ukraine increased coke and semi-coke imports 3.3-fold YoY, to 295.199 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, imports grew 2.37-fold, to $105.769 million. The main supplier was Poland (86.47% in monetary terms), followed by Hungary (4.03%) and China (3.63%). Ukraine exported 749 tons of coke worth $7171 thousand to Moldova (99.41%) and…