Ukrzaliznytsia JSC has announced an intention to buy rolled metal until the end of 2026. This is done to provide for “a stable supply of materials for the repair of trains at market prices”. At the end of May, the company held a round table to discuss the details and terms of the procedure. The…
Until January 15, 2020 companies producing rolled metal for construction will be inspected. The experts will check whether the companies comply with the set quality and safety standards. The corresponding government decision was taken on December 14. Until March 1, 2020 all the laboratories controlling rolled metal quality and safety have to be modernized. Moreover,…
In July Russia imported 45.3 thousand tons of flat galvanized rolled metal, down by 42% YoY and by 32% MoM. In 7 months imports dropped by 8%, to 384.2 thousand tons. China accounted for 31.5% of deliveries, up by 50%. The average sale price was $730 per ton without VAT. It is followed by Kazakhstan…
In January-August rolled metal consumption in Ukraine dropped by 10.99% YoY, to 2.83 million tons. Imports accounted for 953.4 thousand tons, or 33.7%, up by 3.5%. In 8 months of 2018 the domestic market consumed 3.141 million tons of rolled metal, including 948.5 thousand tons, or 30.2% of imports. The share of flat rolled metal…
In January Ukraine exported $287.21 million worth of flat rolled metal, up by 33.9% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, imports dropped by 6.3%, to $46.2 million. Compared with December 2018 exports grew by 19.5%, while imports fell by 7.1%. The largest deliveries were made to Poland ($24.719 million). (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Ukraine decreased rolled metal exports by 1.17% YoY, to 14.415 million tons. 78.5% of all rolled metal manufactured last year were exported. In 2017 the share was 79.6% (14.59 million tons out of 18.33 million tons). Semi-finished products accounted for 43.64% or 6.291 million tons (43.14% last year). The share of flat metal…
In 2018 rolled metal consumption in Ukraine grew by 6.36% YoY, to 5.388 million tons. Deliveries of domestic companies to the local market went up by 5.37%, to 3.946 million tons. Imports grew by 10.78%, to 1.442 million tons. Flat metal dominated over the bars in the import structure (51.05% vs 45.9%). (Ukrainian metal)
In November 2018 Russia imported 33.5 thousand tons of flat galvanized metal, down by 25.6% YoY. According to the customs statistics, in January-November 2018 imports fell by 10.3%, to 629.3 thousand tons. The main supplier was Kazakhstan – 280 thousand tons, down by 7.6% YoY. The average price was $759 per ton without VAT. It…