Ukraine: 30-euro scrap export duty is not enough
The Parliament committee on industrial policy has suggested imposing a scrap export duty on the level of 30 euro per ton.
The Parliament committee on industrial policy has suggested imposing a scrap export duty on the level of 30 euro per ton.
Metallurgprom believes the giving of scrap export quotas by the Ministry of economical development and trade is illegal and is going to sue the ministry.
Metallurgprom board of directors has appointed Alexander Kalenkov, the Institute for strategic researches director, the president.
In January-July the Ukrainian metal industry received 14.3 billion UAH of losses, up by 15.3% YoY, or by 1.9 billion UAH.
Metallurgprom association forecasts steel output on the level of 1.9 million tons in January.
Metallurgprom forecasts steel output on the level of 1.8 million tons in October.
According to Mr Vasily Kharahulah director of Metallurgprom, Ukrainian steelmaking companies keep reduction of production. So daily average iron smelting reduced by 2200 tonnes compared to June to 64,800 tonnes. As Mr Kharahulah noticed, the minimum level of iron and steel products production is reached in June during 2010. The downwards trend is kept in…
According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, Ukrainian steelmakers could face losses from operations due to the increase as of August 1st 2010 the ceiling price on natural gas for industrial consumers and budget funded organizations by 9.76% to UAH 2,187.2 per 1,000 cubic meters excluding VAT, surcharges, transportation, distribution and supply costs.…