Uzbekistan: Uzmetkombinat to make 940.1 billion soums worth of import-substituting products

At the end of the year, products worth 940.1 billion soums will be made under the localization program, Doniyor Shodiyev, head of “Uzmetkombinat” JSC, has declared. Additionally, new projects will acquire A-500 rebars worth 763.8 billion soums. The republic’s import volume will be acceptable at $60.4 million. Until the end of 2024, import-substituting products worth…

Ukraine: Metinvest enterprises operate at 65-75% of pre-war level

Metinvest enterprises continue operating at various levels of capacity, depending on security, personnel availability and electricity supplies, taking into account logistics and economic factors. In August 2023, Ukrainian army opened the Black Sea corridor for trade ships traveling to and from Ukraine. This allowed resuming sea exports of mining and metal products. Thus, Metinvest has…

Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia to resume scrap sales

Ukrzaliznytsia JSC is prepared to sell up to 20 thousand tons of scarp per month via the Prozorro.Sales from March, thus resuming stable scrap sales on Ukrainian market after an almost half a year break. According to the company board chairman Yevhen Lyaschenko, Ukrzaliznytsia suspended scrap sales over normative changes. “We are waiting for the…