Representatives of Moldova Iron and Steel Works held talks with Ukrainian companies on the resumption of scrap deliveries. “In April and May there were no deliveries. But I know for sure, that their representatives have come to Ukraine for negotiations. There are risks, especially in winter, when scrap procurement in Ukraine falls”, Interpipe CFO Denis…
5 new auctions to sell scrap, organized by Ukrzaliznytsia in the ProZorro system, have been announced not taken place.
In particular, no offer came for the lots auctioned on June 3.
The auctions had to take place on June 18. (Ukrainian metal)
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has ordered preparation of two government orders limiting exports of scrap ferrous and non-ferrous metals from January 1, 2020. Exports must be carried out only via the commodities markets. A draft order will be prepared by the Industry and Trade, Economic Development and Finance ministries until September 1. The…
Ukrainian scrap collection volumes have fallen over the past year, dented by declining availability of obsolete scrap and a sharp fall in exports. Total Ukrainian scrap collection fell by 7% YoY, to 1.04 million tons in January-April, industry association UAVtormet’s president, Volodymyr Boubley, said last week. The trend continued in May amid extended holidays at…
In January-May Ukraine increased ferrous scrap imports by 38.4% YoY, to 28.71 thousand tons valued at $14.792 million, down by 10.9%.
According to the State Fiscal Service, the main suppliers were Russia (49.09%), Turkey (43.71%) and Korea (3.13%).
This year Ukraine did not import or re-export hot-briquetted iron. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May Ukraine exported 36.515 thousand tons of ferrous scrap valued at $9.983 million, down 6.9-fold and 8.4-fold YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, in May 8.086 thousand tons of scrap were exported, in April – 8.791 thousand tons, in March – 8.246 thousand tons, in February – 8.252 thousand tons and in…
In January-April scrap procurement in Ukraine decreased to 1.042 million tons from 1.12 million tons last year. At the same time scrap deliveries to metal companies increased by 11%, to 988 thousand tons. As of May 1, scrap stocks at metal companies were estimated at 50-60 thousand tons. The main source of scrap is amortization…
The Ministry of industry and trade has prepared suggestions on quoting steel scrap exports by regions. “We are reviewing various mechanics to satisfy scrap demand in the country. We have prepared suggestions on quoting the export of scrap”, the deputy minister Victor Yevtukhov said. Various quote indexes are provided for different districts and regions. “Where…
In late May – early June, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) announced new auctions to sell scrap. In particular, at the Prozorro system the enterprise will sell 8 lots of scrap with the combined volume of 20.2 tons. Three lost were put up for auction on May 31 (one of them repeatedly). The auctions will be held…
In March, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 10.6 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant steel scrap valued at $11.3 million, up by 7.7% and by 3.9% YoY respectively. In Q1 scrap exports totaled 24.4 thousand tons, up by 11.2%, valued at $25.3 million, up by 9.5%. Scrap containing 8% and more of nickel accounted for…
Ukrainian Railways will soon announce new trade in scrap in the ProZorro system. “In early May, Ukrzaliznytsia announced 8 auctions in the ProZorro system. 1 auction was cancelled due to a technical error, while there were no bids on the other 7 auctions”, the company reported. Ukrzaliznytsia intends to reform the lots and announce new…
On May 16, 4 auctions to sell scrap via the ProZorro system, organized by Ukrzaliznytsia, did not take place. The Ukrainian Railways intended to sell 8.7 thousand tons of scrap for 50.5 million UAH, 4.5 thousand tons for 25.3 million UAH, 7 thousand tons for 44.6 million UAH and 16.2 thousand tons for 103.7 million…
On May 10, three auctions to sell scrap via the Prozorro electronic system, organized by Ukrzaliznytsia, were declared not taken place. The Ukrainian Railways intended to sell three lots: – 4 thousand tons of steel shavings for 17.4 million UAH; – 0.5 thousand tons of various scrap for 2.9 million UAH; – 0.04 thousand tons…
In January-April, Ukraine imported 22.404 thousand tons of scrap valued at $11.368 million, up by 76.4%, but down by 0.6% YoY respectively.
The main suppliers were Russia (49.09%), Turkey (43.03%) and Korea (3%). (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April, Ukraine decreased scrap exports 7.6-fold YoY, to 28.429 thousand tons. According to the State Fiscal Service, in monetary terms exports dropped 9.6-fold, to $7.655 million. In April Ukraine exported 8.791 thousand tons of scrap, in March – 8.246 thousand tons, in February – 8.252 thousand tons and in January – 3.14 thousand tons.…
In late April – early May, Ukrzaliznytsia announced new auctions to sell scrap. In particular, the company will sell 8 lots of scrap with the combined volume of 47.9 thousand tons through the Prozorro system. The first three lots, announced on April 27, will be auctioned on May 10. Another 5 lots, announced on May…
In February, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 312.3 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, down by 17.8% YoY. In January-February exports fell by 22.6% YoY, to 559 thousand tons. Turkey accounted for some 35% of exports, down by 39%. The share of Belarus decreased by 4.1%, to 30.6%, and of South Korea – by…
In January-march, the time to deliver ferrous scrap over railroad to metal companies totaled 5.1 days, up by 7.7% YoY. The minimal time (4.5 days) was in Q1 2015 and Q1 2017. This year the batches with the total weight of up to 260 tons (77% of all shippings) were delivered within 5.4 days, up…
In March scrap deliveries to Ukrainian metal companies improved. In particular, 296 thousand tons of scrap were procured, up by 118% MoM, of which domestic companies received 288 thousand tons, up by 125%. At the same time exports remained on the February level – 8 thousand tons. In Q1, 661 thousand tons were procured, down…
In January-March, Ukraine exported 19.638 thousand tons of scrap valued at $5.461 million, down 7.1-fold and 8.8-fold YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, in March Ukraine exported 8.246 thousand tons of scrap, in February – 8.252 thousand tons and in January – 3.14 thousand tons. At the same time Ukraine increased scrap imports…
The President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko has signed a decree to increase scrap export duty from 42 euro to 58 euro per ton. On February 28 the Verhovna Rada adopted the draft decree No. 9474, providing for the duty increase, as a whole. 234 parliament members voted in favor of the decree. The duty will…
In 2018 Russia procured 25.95 million tons of scrap, with the average price at 17.727 rubles per ton, up by 2,817 rubles YoY. As metal companies did not want to buy scrap at that price, exports in December 2018 increased. Because of the increase of the domestic prices, some metal companies are lobbying the imposition…
The state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa forecasts that in April scrap stocks at metal companies will grow by 15.4% MoM, to 75 thousand tons. Scrap stocks as of the end of February dropped to 79 thousand tons, or by 55% MoM. Scrap stocks in working days fell to 9 days, or by 25% below the norm. The…
The state enterprise Ukrpromvneshekspertisa forecasts that in April scrap deliveries to metal companies will grow by 7% MoM, to 245 thousand tons. In March deliveries will grow considerably on the basis of increasing purchasing prices and seasonal improvement of procurement. In April-May delivery level will be roughly on the same level. The forecast volumes of…