Ukraine: coal imports up in April 2018

In April coal imports increased by 21.1% YoY, or by $42.484 million, to $243.788 million, while exports dropped by 99.7%, or by $6.636 million, to $0.019 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia was the main supplier of coal ($171.08 million). In January-April coal imports grew by 30.3% YoY, or by $233.424 million, to…

Kazakhstan: uranium exports to Brazil started

Kazakhstan’s national company Kazatomprom delivered the first batch of uranium to Brazil, the company’s press service said in a message. “The National Atomic Company of Kazakhstan is expanding the geography of its products supply on the world nuclear fuel market. Kazatomprom JSC won an international tender for the supply of natural uranium concentrates for the…

Ukraine: scrap deliveries to metal companies to drop

The state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa says in June deliveries of scrap to metal companies will decrease by 16.67% MoM, or by 50 thousand tons, to 250 thousand tons. “I believe in June deliveries will decrease somewhat, as the price drop starts affecting scrap procurement. Thus, deliveries to metal companies will also decrease. Another factor is the…