Ukraine’s interagency commission on international trade has decided to impose a 50.09% antidumping duty on imports of steel wires and wire ropes from Russia for five years, according to a report posted in the government’s Uriadovyi Kurier newspaper on February 25. According to the law of Ukraine on the protection of national producers from dumping…
In 2019 Interpipe paid 3.25 billion UAH to budgets of all levels, up by 50% YoY. In particular, payments to state budget totaled some 2.167 billion UAH (+62%) and to local budgets – 625 million UAH (+38%). Moreover, the company transferred 462 million UAH (+21%) of single social payment. Interpipe taxes are enough to cover…
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel expects nickel demand to rise by 3%, to 2.538 million tons in 2020, the company said in a statement. “Primary nickel consumption is to increase by 85,000 tons (+3%), to 2.538 million tons in 2020. Primary nickel demand in Chinese stainless steel production is to amount to a moderate 2%…
The state enterprise Toretskugol has ordered the Industrial Company Obogatitel LLC services of coal processing for 35.34 million UAH. This year the company has to process 250 thousand tons of coal with the maximum ash content of 41-44% into the coal with the ash content of 9% at 141 UAH per ton. The price of…
In January Ukraine consumed 3.42 million tons of coal, up by 6.3% MoM, but down by 24.2% YoY. According to the State Tax Service, coal imports dropped by 8.4% YoY, to 1.63 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Mariupol enterprises of Metinvest increased tax payments by 35.7% YoY, or by 315.6 million UAH, to 1.2 billion UAH. The amount of personal tax grew 1.4-fold, to 1.02 billion UAH. 90% of taxes paid by Metinvest to the budget of Mariupol accounted for taxes of metal companies and repairmen. 10% is the share…
In January global steel manufacture increased by 2.12% YoY, to 154.44 million tons. China is still the leader with 84.27 million tons, up by 7.22% YoY. Ukraine went up from the 13th place to the 12th with 1.84 million tons, down by 0.4%. (Ukrainian metal)
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works sulfuric acid stocks have fallen to the record-low level. In February the company received 387 tons of acid, while the need was 1020 tons. The shortage of acid threatens the operation of the company. Torgservice is the main supplier of sulfuric acid to Avdiivka Coke. It is the official representative…