Ukraine: KVV Group co-owner arrested

A Kiev court has arrested the co-owner of a major scrap procurement and processing complex KVV Group Yevgeny Kazmin on the request from the State Security Service. Kazmin is suspected in financing activities connected with the changing of the country borders and the state border of Ukraine. Kazmin oversees construction of housing in the Russia-annexed…

Ukraine: scrap exports down in April 2016

In January-April Ukraine exported 94.02 thousand tons of ferrous scrap metal, down by 76.9% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, export revenues reached $16.84 million, down by 83.3% YoY. At the same time, in April Ukraine exported 82.47 thousand tons of scrap, with only 11.54 thousand tons in Q1. (Ukrainian metal)