In January-June, Ukraine exported 28.7 thousand tons of metal scrap, down 8-fold YoY. Imports dropped 8.4-fold, to 1.5 thousand tons. Scrap procurement fell by 64.1%, to 710 thousand tons. Metal companies received 659.4 thousand tons of scrap, down by 60.1%. As of July 1, stocks amounted to 60 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) and Austrian Dobrowa Metalltechnik GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement. The main task is the cooperation in exchanging experience to implement in Ukraine techniques to process ferrous and non-ferrous metals scrap originating from military machines. As of early May, Ukrainian scrap procurers estimated the total volume of military…
In January-April, Ukraine procured 620.1 thousand tons of scrap, down by 50.4% YoY. Exports totaled 7.1 thousand tons, down from 87 thousand tons last year, and imports – 0.1 thousand tons, down from 7.8 thousand tons. Scrap deliveries to metal companies decreased by 47.1%, to 583.5 thousand tons. Scrap stocks are estimated at less than…
Ukrainian scrap procurers estimate the overall amount of military machinery and equipment that can be considered scrap metal at 18-20 thousand tons. The Ukrainian Association of Secondary metal UAVtormet has developed a special method of calculating the potential volume of scrap that can be received from damaged Russian war machinery. At the same time, there…
In January-April, scrap procurement in Ukraine decreased by 50.4% YoY, to 620.1 thousand tons. Domestic deliveries to metal plants dropped by 47.1%, to 583.5 thousand tons. Exports fell more than 12-fold, to 7.1 thousand tons. Imports collapsed 78-fold, to 0.1 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) considers it impossible during the martial law to turn tank armor into plates for bulletproof vests. The chemical composition of the armored steel of tanks and steel used to make vests is similar, but the multi-component steel manufacture is an obstacle. “To produce bulletproof plates it is necessary…
The government of Kazakhstan is introducing the prohibition to export ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and waste for 6 months. Moreover, it is now prohibited to transport scrap, as well as used pipes and rails by automobile or sea vessels out of Kazakhstan. The order of the government will become valid from May 6. It is…
In January-March, scrap deliveries fell by 36.6% YoY, to 530 thousand tons. Procurement dropped by 23.5%, to 556.5 thousand tons. Only Kametstal bought scrap, having purchased 41.5 thousand tons. Its stocks as of the start of the month amounted to 26 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
