Ukraine: long rolled metal export-import in September 2015
In September Ukraine exported $160.12 million worth of long rolled products, with imports on the level of $12.03 million.
In September Ukraine exported $160.12 million worth of long rolled products, with imports on the level of $12.03 million.
In January-September Ukraine exported 1081.34 thousand tons of ferrous metal scrap, up by 54.3% YoY.
Implementation of scrap metal export duties could be a compromise between metallurgists and scrap procurers, says Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov.
Ukraine’s Prime-Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk has ordered the minister for economic development and trade Aivaras Abromavichus to deal with the metal scrap deficiency.
In August Ukraine exported $167.39 million worth of long rolled metal products, with imports on the level of $9.88 million.
In January-August Ukrainian companies exported 992.85 thousand tons of ferrous metals scrap worth $241.9 million, up by 56% or by 59% and by 10.6% or 22.7% YoY respectively.
The steel production by Ukraine dropped considerably due to the ongoing political instability in the region. More importantly, imports and exports of scrap metals declined during the first half of the current year.
In June Ukraine exported $166.59 million worth of long rolled products, with imports on the level of $10.14 million.