In January-April, Ukraine exported 127.209 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 45.5%YoY. According to the State Customs Service, export revenue increased by 39.4%, to $39.24 million. The main customer was Poland (86.96% in monetary terms), followed by Greece (6.6%) and Germany (3.09%). In April, exports amounted to 46.321 thousand tons, up by 16.1% MoM.…
The Ministry of Economy has presented for public discussion the draft of the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution, which suggests licensing and quotation of exports of ferrous metals scrap setting the zero quota for 2025. If the resolution is adopted, the export of ferrous scrap will be prohibited, as licenses will be issued only within the…
In January-March, Ukraine procured 505.9 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 18.5% YoY. According to UAVtormet, domestic market received 401 thousand tons of scrap, up by 16.4%. Stocks at metal plants as of April 1, amounted to 20-25 thousand tons. Exports grew by 32%, to 80.9 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Kazakhstan’s Industry and Construction Minister signed an order as of April 15, banning the export of ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap. A six-month ban, which is set to take effect starting from April 29, applies to waste and scarp from copper, aluminum, lead, lead and lead-acid batteries by all means of transportation. The ban…
After a 2-year break, Ukrzaliznytsia intends to resume scrap auctions on May 15 by putting 70 thousand tons up for sale. On April 15, the company representatives held a meeting with business, in particular major scrap consumers – metal plants, scrap processors and procurers. They discussed resumption of scrap sales via Prozorro.Sales, volumes and terms.…
Ukraine has completely reoriented scrap exports to Poland, the State Customs Service says. Previously the main export direction was Turkiye, but since 2023, Polish companies had become main customers. In 2023, they purchased 160.6 thousand tons of Ukrainian scrap, or 88% of all exports. In 2024, exports to Poland increased to 248.6 thousand tons, or…
In January-February, Ukraine exported 40.98 thousand tons of ferrous metals scrap, up by 1.55% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in February exports grew by 61% MoM, to 25.824 thousand tons. In monetary terms exports in 2 months decreased by 8.4% YoY, to $11.816 million. Poland was the main customer with 93.24% in monetary…
In January, Ukraine decreased exports of ferrous metal scrap by 50.3% MoM, to 15.69 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, compared with January 2024, exports decreased by 8.5%. Thus, exports have fallen to the minimum since May 2024. The main customer was Poland, buying 15.47 thousand tons of scrap, or 98.5%. An insignificant…