In January-June companies received 2.081 million tons of rolled metal, with 653.3 thousand tons, or 31.4% imported. In H1 2017 the market consumed 1.971 million tons of rolled metal, with 575.3 thousand tons, or 29.2% imported. Thus, rolled metal consumption increased by 5.6%, with the import share up by 13.6%. Bars accounted for 48.6% and…
In May, according to the customs statistics, Russia imported 91.9 thousand tons of bars and sections from Ukraine, up 1.8-fold YoY. In January-May imports totaled 485.6 thousand tons, up 2-fold YoY. This also represents some 75% of the total Russian imports of bars and sections. (Ukrainian metal)
The rolled metal consumption is expected to grow by 3-3.5% in 2018. According to Denis Dyatlov, MMK Trading House director, consumption will grow in car manufacture and machine-building, and will remain on the same level in pipe industry. Unfortunately, the construction industry shows negative results. In January-April rolled metal consumption dropped by 2%. This year…
In 2017 rolled metal consumption in Ukraine increased by 6.6%, to 5.16 million tons. Of this volume 1.3 million tons, or 25.1%, were imported. In 2016 rolled metal consumption was 4.84 million tons, with 1.056 million tons (21.8%) imported. Flat rolled metal share in the imports as of the end of November 2017 was 55.3%,…
In January-November Ukraine consumed 4.59 million tons of rolled metal, up by 10% YoY. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, of this volume 1.196 million tons (26%) were imported. In 11 months of 2016 Ukraine imported 23.1% of the rolled metal consumed (or 0.966 million tons out of 4.17 million tons). Flat rolled metal imports share dropped from…
In January-September Russia exported 6.5 million tons of flat rolled metal, up by 0.3% YoY. At the same time this was the highest export in the past 7 years. According to the customs statistics, revenue increased by 45.5% YoY, to $4 billion. This is the highest result for the past 3 years. The main importer…
In 2017 exports of rolled metal changed. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, the share of semi-finished products fell from 44% to 40%. Flat rolled metal share increase from 28.9% to 35%, while that of long rolled metal dropped from 27% in 2016 to 24.5%. In January-October Ukraine exported 78.3% of the rolled metal produced – 11.86 million…
In August, according to the customs statistics, Russia imported 29.1 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant rolled metal valued at $50 million, up by 15.7% and by 7.6% MoM and by 41.7% and by 48.2% YoY respectively. In July imports increased by 6.8% MoM in volume and by 12.7% in cost. In January-August Russia imported 190 thousand…