In January, Ukraine decreased exports of ferrous metal scrap by 50.3% MoM, to 15.69 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, compared with January 2024, exports decreased by 8.5%. Thus, exports have fallen to the minimum since May 2024. The main customer was Poland, buying 15.47 thousand tons of scrap, or 98.5%. An insignificant…
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals forecasts that this year procurement of ferrous scrap will amount to 1.45-1.65 million tons, down by 5-17% YoY. Last year, Ukraine procured 1.75 million tons of scrap, up by 37%. “We expect the problems we experienced last year to aggravate this year,” the association chairman Vladimir Bublei has said.…
In 2024 Ukraine exported 293.19 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 60.7% YoY. Revenue grew by 73.2%, to $91.311 million. The main customer was Poland (81.8% in monetary terms), followed by Greece (13.75%) and Germany (3.19%). Last year Ukraine imported 104 tons of scrap for $110 thousand, down from 1.075 thousand tons for $411…
In January-November, Ukraine increased ferrous scrap exports by 62.4% YoY, to 261.578 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue grew by 76.8%, to $82.05 million. The main customer was Poland (82.56%), followed by Greece (12.58%) and Germany (3.49%). In November, Ukraine exported 34.6 thousand tons of scrap, up from 24.54 thousand tons in…
Ukrzaliznytsia hopes to start selling scrap soon. “Everything has been approved with the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Finances. So I think that soon everything will be unfrozen,” the company chairman of the board Olexander Pertsovskiy said. The enterprise suspended cutting metal due to impossibility to sell scrap. “We have a lot…
Armenia has introduced a temporarily ban on the transportation of a number of goods to the EAEU countries and export to third countries. The corresponding decision was taken at the government meeting on November 7. The decision will regulate exports of used goods made of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, help develop local manufacture and provide…
On October 21, the Minister of Industry and Construction signed a decree to prolong the ban to export ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and wastes. The ban concerns all types of transportation and will be valid for 6 months. The decree comes into effect on November 2. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September, Ukraine increased scrap exports by 54.4% YoY, to 202.421 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in September Ukraine exported 24.767 thousand tons of scrap, in August – 28.425 thousand tons, in July – 24.072 thousand tons, in June – 22.161 thousand tons, in May – 14.952 thousand tons, in April –…
