Ukraine: semi-finished steel products exports down in January-July 2025

In January-July, Ukraine decreased exports of semi-finished steel products by 36.3% YoY, to 705.62 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, the main customers were Bulgaria (278.4 thousand tons, -26.2%), Turkiye (120.07 thousand tons, +14.4%), Poland (98.48 thousand tons) and Egypt (51.02 thousand tons, -65.7%). In July, exports totaled 140.94 thousand tons, up by…

Ukraine: semi-finished steel products exports down in Q1 2025

In January-March, Ukraine exported 294.202 thousand tons of carbon steel semi-finished products, down by 34.8% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports fell by 37.4%, to $138.386 million. The main customers were Bulgaria (43.06% in monetary terms), Turkiye (20.15%) and Poland (9.44%). In Q1, Ukraine imported 2.902 thousand tons of semi-finished…

Ukraine: steel semi-finished products exports up in January-October 2024

In January-October, Ukraine increased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products by 61.8% YoY, to 1.674 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports increased by 56.3%, to $827.95 million. The main customers were Bulgaria (31.37% in monetary terms), Egypt (20.19%) and Turkiye (10.39%). In January-October, Ukraine imported 15 tons of semi-finished…

Ukraine: EU has to eliminate loopholes for Russian semi-finished products imports

The European Union has to eliminate all the loopholes for the import of Russian semi-finished steel products, that have remained after the introduction of sanctions, as soon as possible, as Russia is using its resources to control, attack and make dependant on its will. “Now nothing prevents Russia from using its semi-finished products as a…