Ukraine: scrap procurement down in January 2020
In January 184 thousand tons of scrap were procured in Ukraine, down by 20% YoY. All the scrap was supplied to domestic metal companies. No scrap was exported in January. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: scrap export down in January 2020
In January Ukraine exported 2,865 thousand tons of scrap, down by 8.8% YoY, valued at $795 thousand, down by 15.1%. According to the State Tax Service, in December 2019, 1,270 thousand tons of scrap were exported. At the same time, in January Ukraine imported 392 tons of scrap, down by 89.8%, valued at $446 thousand,…
Ukraine: scrap imports exceed exports in 2019
In 2019 Ukraine decreased ferrous metal scrap exports 7.8-fold YoY, to 42.18 thousand tons, at the same time increasing exports by 17.2%, to 49.93 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, thus import has for the first time since 2011 exceeded export. In monetary terms export decreased 9-fold, to $11.78 million, while import –…
Ukraine: scrap provision to metal companies up in December 2019
In late December 2019 metal companies were provided with scrap at the level of 105.2%. The necessary amount was 206 thousand tons, but the companies received 216.8 thousand tons. The largest receivers of scrap in December 2019 were Azovstal, Interpipe Steel and DMK – 53.3 thousand tons, 50.7 thousand tons and 48.6 thousand tons respectively.…
Belarus: the state order of scrap procurement determined
The Cabinet of Ministers has determined the volume of scrap procurement in 2020. According to the decree, the country will procure both ferrous and non-ferrous metals scrap. Belvtormet has been appointed the state customer. The order amounts to 1.3 million tons of ferrous metals scrap and 21,191 tons of non-ferrous scrap. The Ministry of Industry…
Ukraine: scrap procurement to drop in 2019
This year the scrap procurement in Ukraine is expected to fall to 3.1 million tons. According to the UAvtormet Association, in January-November 2.8 million tons of scrap were procured, down by 14.6% YoY. Scrap deliveries to metal companies dropped by 6.9%, to 2.8 million tons. Exports in 11 months fell by 87.2%, to 40.9 thousand…
Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia scrap sales inefficient
The current regulations do not allow Ukrzaliznystia to efficiently operate on the scrap market. “The scrap prices change very quickly. We cannot catch up with them with the current regulations”, the company director on legal issues and property policy Arthur Reznik declared. “According to our calculations, it takes us 3.5 months to start the selling…
Ukraine: scrap market de-shadowing approved
The Verkhovna Rada committee on economical development has approved of a draft bill No. 2426 on amendments to some bills on de-shadowing of metal raw materials market and operations with metal scrap. At present some 80% of the scrap market are in the shadow. “With this bill we create the opportunity to bring some 16…