In January-June, Ukraine increased aluminum imports by 25.9% YoY, to $168.234 million. In June, imports totaled $31.461 million. Aluminum exports dropped by 0.9% YoY, to $48.032 million, with $8.297 million exported in June. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June, Ukraine imported $7.699 million worth of nickel and its products, down 4.4-fold YoY. In June, imports totaled $1.355 million. Nickel exports fell to $125 thousand from $1.266 million last year, with $18 thousand exported in June. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June, Ukraine imported $56.288 million worth of copper and copper wares, up by 97.1% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, exports decreased by 26.3%, to $39.433 million. In June, Ukraine imported $8.672 million worth of copper and exported $5.732 million. (Ukrainian metal)
Centravis Production Ukraine has shipped pipes to one of the largest Asian and global companies – Sinopec, China. According to the company press release, it has shipped 53 tons of tool pipes. In 2021, after two years of negotiations, Centravis was approved as a supplier to Sinopec. “For us it is an important order and…
In June, Ukraine exported 169.3 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 75.5% MoM. In monetary terms exports have increased by 60.1%, to $65.3 million. According to the State Customs Service, compared with June 2022 exports went up by 35.7%, but decreased by 16.5% respectively. In January-June, Ukraine exported 799.7 thousand tons of pig iron…
In June, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 378 thousand tons of ferrous metals for export, down by 19.9% MoM, but up by 18.1% YoY. In June 2021, 1.24 million tons were exported via railroad. In January-June, Ukrzaliznytsia decreased ferrous metals exports by 62.2% YoY, to 2.32 million tons. From January to May, there was a trend of exports…
In January-June, Ukraine decreased steel manufacture by 62.3% YoY, to 2.829 million tons. According to Ukrmetalurgprom, pig iron output dropped by 62.5%, to 2.836 million tons. Production of rolled metal went down by 59%, to 2.375 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Only a small part of destroyed enemy war machines could be used as scrap for steel manufacture, Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov believes. “Some think, that you can just take all this, smelt it and make new metal or machines, but it is not so. The remains are a very complex story, as that metal has…