Ukraine: metallurgy to halt due to limestone shortage
In the early 2015 Ukrainian metal industry was on the brink of halting because of the limestone shortage, mined in Crimea and Donetsk region.
In the early 2015 Ukrainian metal industry was on the brink of halting because of the limestone shortage, mined in Crimea and Donetsk region.
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR52.9716* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH21.047* min max min max April 533.12 712.65 502.72 530.76 May 473.18 712.65 485.10 567.29 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.15 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
In east Ukraine lies one of Europe’s biggest coking plants. In order for it to feed steel plants in other cities around the country hundreds of workers have to man its furnaces around the clock even if a barrage of rockets is falling all around them. It’s been hit by about 230 rocket and artillery…
Shares in Ukrainian iron ore producer Ferrexpo rose as much as 4% in early trade in London on Friday after the company posted a strong increase in iron ore pellet for the first half of the year.
Russian export prices are up by $20.
Metinvest Group has finished an overhaul of the sintering machine #1 at the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR52.9716* min max April 521.03 858.95 May 521.03 858.95 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.15 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
The tax police of the State Fiscal Service have found violations of the tax legislation worth 1.6 billion UAH by a metal scrap exporting and trading company.