In June, Ukraine for the first time exported ferrous scrap to Belarus. According to Ukrmetallurgprom president Aleksander Kalenkov, BMZ was probably the customer. Even though the export volumes to Belarus are small, they are symbolic nevertheless. “Turkey and Transnistria are traditional buyers of Ukrainian scrap. With the latter being a Russian enclave receiving energy resources…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih supports the imposition of a ferrous scrap export ban until the end of 2023. According to the company CEO Mauro Longobardo, the main buyers of Ukrainian scrap are Turkish metal plants. Using cheaper raw materials from Ukraine they later create competition for Ukrainian companies on their own market. “Scrap goes to Turkey,…
In January-June, Ukraine increased export of ferrous scrap 13.7-fold YoY, to 230.97 thousand tons, including 84.63 thousand tons in June. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have grown 19.2-fold, to $82.86 million. Imports went up by 36.6%, to 12.55 thousand tons valued at $22.331 million, up 2.1-fold. The main suppliers were…
Interpipe Steel has asked the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to prohibit the export of scrap until December 31, 2023. “Scrap is the main raw material for our operation. We depend on its availability”, the company said on its page in Facebook. According to it, the scrap procurement in Ukraine is rather complex. In 2020, procurement…
The Ukrtruboprom Association has asked the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to prohibit the export of ferrous scrap until the end of 2023. In his letter the association CEO Georgy Polskiy said, that in 2020 the Ukrainian pipe industry was in a difficult situation. Because of the drop in oil prices and coronavirus limitation, consumption of…
Ukrmetallurgprom has asked the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to temporarily prohibit the export of scrap. The association letter says the revival of the economy has resulted in a sharp increase of raw materials prices, including ferrous scrap. In a year, the price of scrap grew almost 2-fold, from $265 per ton to $468 per ton.…
In January-June, Ukraine procured 1.97 million tons of scrap, up by 42.2% YoY. The growth was due to high purchasing prices and the activity of exporters. Deliveries to metal companies went up by 26.3%, to 1653.3 thousand tons. Exports amounted to 230.9 thousand tons, up almost 14-fold YoY. Imports totaled 12.6 thousand tons, up by…
In January-June, scrap deliveries to metal companies grew by 26.3% YoY, to 1.65 million tons. Scrap procurement by metal companies went up by 42.2%, to 1.98 million tons. As of late June, scrap stocks amounted to 120-125 thousand tons. In 2020, scrap deliveries decreased by 3.9%, to 2.9 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Since the start of the year, Ukrzaliznytsia has successfully held 43 auctions to sell scrap in the Prozorro.Sales system. During auctions UZ generated 1.185 billion UAH of additional income. The company sold 1.03 billion UAH worth of ferrous scrap and 151.6 million UAH worth of non-ferrous scrap. Recently during 12 auctions the company has sold…
In June, Ukrzaliznytsia intends to sell 30.3 thousand tons of ferrous scrap and receive at least 187.5 million UAH. Auctions are scheduled for June 25 in the Prozorro.Sales electronic system. On June 7, Ukrzaliznytsia intended to sell almost 2 thousand tons of non-ferrous scrap for 145 million UAH. Since the start of the year, the…
In April, Kazakhstan exported 44 thousand tons of ferrous scrap to Russia, down by 12% MoM and by 70% YoY. In March, the results were +168% and +41.8% respectively. Average price on the Russian border was $330.5 per ton, down by 2.7% MoM, but up by 64% YoY. In January-April, exports totaled 151 thousand tons,…
In January-May, Ukraine procured 1.57 million tons of scrap, up by 35.1% YoY. The growth was due to high purchasing prices of metal companies, as well as increasing activity of exporters. Metal companies received 1354.9 thousand tons of scrap, up by 23.6%. Scrap stocks are estimated at 140-145 thousand tons. Exports amounted to 146.3 thousand…
In January-April, Ukraine exported 86.98 thousand tons of ferrous scrap (including 37.87 thousand tons in April), up 7.5-fold YoY, valued at $30.7 million, up 10-fold. According to the State Customs Service, imports grew by 36.1%, to 7.76 thousand tons valued at $13.01 million, up 2.1-fold. The main suppliers were Turkey (61.77% in monetary terms), Russia…
