Ukraine: government to buy coal from shady suppliers
Ukrainian government plans to purchase coal from the South African Republic through dubious suppliers instead of from direct manufacturers.
Ukrainian government plans to purchase coal from the South African Republic through dubious suppliers instead of from direct manufacturers.
State Enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertiza has recorded the maximum level of ferrous scrap exports in June for the last 10 years.
In June Ukraine exported $211.98 million worth of iron ore, with imports on the level of $5.81 million.
Metal companies in Ukraine cut exports of metal products by 26.3% in January-May 2015 YoY, to 8.4 million tons, and in absolute figures exports fell by 40.7%, to $3.5 billion.
Metinvest and Modul-Ukraina have concluded a long-term contract to develop the polymer-coated coils market.
According to Vladimir Gavrik, the acting general manager of the State Enterprise Donbassantracit, the company has started paying July salary to its employees.
In January-May Ukrainian metal companies decreased their pre-tax loss by 14.1%, to 11 billion UAH from 12.8 billion UAH in 2014.
In June Ukraine imported $33.56 million worth of coke, with exports on the level of $2.43 million.