The authorities of Chernihiv region have prohibited scrapping damaged or destroyed war machines. The move is necessary to better document Russian aggression and crimes. As of March 31, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed 614 Russian tanks, 1735 armored vehicles, 135 planes, 131 helicopters, 7 ships, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
The Cabinet of Ministers has freed the operations with ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from VAT until January 1, 2027. The decision was taken on March 21. The previous decision was taken in late December 2018. Then VAT cancellation was valid till January 1, 2022. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals is studying the global experience of processing military machines for scrap. According to Interpipe Vtormet chairman Valentin Makarenko, there was a shortage of scrap in Ukraine, but the material had been found. “We will process it. It’s a necessary product for us,” he said. He added, that only useless…
In January-February, Ukraine procured 520.4 thousand tons of scrap, down by 18.5% YoY. The drop is due to the seasonal factor as well as export limitations. Exports in 2 months amounted to 7.1 thousand tons, down by 76.6%, while imports fell by 94.9%, to 0.1 thousand tons. Deliveries to metal companies decreased by 15.5%, to…
Ukrzaliznytsia was able to successfully carry out only one out of 11 scrap auctions, having received 5.948 million UAH from the sales. A customer purchased 926 tons of ferrous scrap. 10 auctions were not held. The enterprise failed to sell 2.1 thousand tons valued at 13.3 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
In January, Ukraine exported 5.69 thousand tons of scrap, down by 70.4% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports dropped by 56.9%, to $2.58 million. Scrap imports fell by 92.8%, to 150 tons valued at $53 thousand, down by 98.4%. The main suppliers were Bulgaria (59.62% in monetary terms), Russia (16.67%)…
Ukrzaliznytsia has successfully held 17 auctions to sell scrap having received 99.93 million UAH. 14.1 thousand tons of non-ferrous scrap was sold. All the planned auctions have been held. The combined initial price grew by 10.2%, or by 9.2 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
The Metinvest group estimates the need of its enterprises in scrap in 2022 on the level of 1.9 million tons. Taking into account the current balance of customers and potential exports, which is expected to be around 150 thousand tons, the group sees the level of procurement at least not below the 2021 level. The…
