Ukraine: steel semi-finished products exports up in January-October 2024

In January-October, Ukraine increased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products by 61.8% YoY, to 1.674 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports increased by 56.3%, to $827.95 million. The main customers were Bulgaria (31.37% in monetary terms), Egypt (20.19%) and Turkiye (10.39%). In January-October, Ukraine imported 15 tons of semi-finished…

Kazakhstan: new investor brings changes to Qarmet operation

In January-September, Karaganda region’s short-term economic indicator made 113.1%, with the industrial output reaching 2.8 trillion tenge, governor of the region Yermaganbet Bulekpayev said at a briefing at the Central Communications Office. According to Yermaganbet Bulekpayev, production output in the region’s processing sector has exceeded 2.2 trillion tenge, largely, due to the modernization of Qarmet,…