Ukraine: ferrous scrap procurement to drop

The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) forecasts that this year ferrous scrap procurement will decrease following a growth in 2021. Average procurement is estimated at 3 million tons, down by 27.5%. Scrap deliveries to metal companies will amount to 2.8 million tons, down by 15.7%, while export will drop from 615.7 thousand tons to…

Armenia: scrap embargo prolonged

For the second time in 6 months Armenia is prolonging the ban to export metal scrap. The decision was taken on January 20. The ban was imposed to allow local manufacturers developing their own production using scrap and waste of non-ferrous metals and alloys. According to statistics, in January-September 2021 metal output totaled over 70…

Ukraine: scrap export up in 2021

In 2021, Ukraine increased scrap export 17.2-fold YoY, to 615.7 thousand tons valued at $238.9 million, up 25.2-fold. According to the customs statistics, in December 2021, exports grew 28.7-fold, to $27 million, and 23.6-fold, to 68.2 thousand tons. The main customer was Turkey (84.85%), followed by Romania (6.7%) and Poland (3.45%). Imports in 2021 dropped…

Ukraine: scrap procurement up in 2021

In 2021, Ukraine procured 4.136 million tons of scrap, up by 34.6% YoY. According to the UAVtormet Association, scrap deliveries to metal companies grew by 15%, to 3.323 million tons. Exports went up 17-fold, to 615.7 thousand tons, while import dropped by 12.8%, to 23 thousand tons. As of January 1, scrap reserves amounted to…