Ukraine to export 1.2 million tons of scrap in 2015
Experts forecast Ukrainian export volumes of scrap in 2015 on the level of 1.2 million tons.
Experts forecast Ukrainian export volumes of scrap in 2015 on the level of 1.2 million tons.
In 2014 Ukraine will procure 5.4 million tons of ferrous metals scrap.
In January-November deliveries of scrap metal to Ukrainian metal companies decreased by 13%, to 3.95 million tons YoY. That corresponds to 88% of the calculated need. In November metal companies bought 416 thousand tons of scrap metal, up by 9.5% to October levels (92% of the calculated need). Stores of scrap metal in November increased…
In the January-October period this year, steel scrap supplies to Ukrainian steelmakers fell by 14% year on year to 3.530 million tons. In October alone supplies of scrap to Ukrainian steel mills reached 380,000 tons, up by 20.6% compared to September. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August capacity of the Ukrainian scrap market decreased by 5%, to 3.198 million tons YoY. In particular, angle sales have fallen by 19%, to 120 thousand tons. Hot-rolled sheet and coil sales have decreased by 11%, to 1.315 villion tons, and beam sales – by 7%, to 38 thousand tons, all year on year. (Ukrainian…