Ukraine: scrap procurement to grow in 2024

The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) forecasts the increase of ferrous scrap procurement next year by 20% YoY, to 1.2 million tons. At the same time, expert Sergiy Kovalevskiy believes, that this year scrap procurement will be on the level of 1 million tons, of which 850 thousand tons will be used by Ukrainian…

Ukraine: Interpipe output up in Q1 2023

In January-March, Interpipe increased steel output by 13% YoY, to 184 thousand tons. Pipes manufacture grew by 12%, to 105 thousand tons, while railroad products dropped by 13%, to 20 thousand tons. Since the start of the year, the manufacture at all Interpipe enterprises has been seriously affected by harsh electricity limits. But in March,…