In 2018 Russia exported 109.2 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant steel scrap valued at $120 million, up by 0.7% and by 13% YoY respectively. This is also the highest result in 10 and 6 years respectively. Scrap with nickel contents of 8% and more accounted for some 75% of exports. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to hold a number of meetings with the management of the major metal companies to discuss a potential embargo on the steel scrap export. According to a ministry representative, the issue has to do with the trend to limit the export of scrap as a product of the…
In February scrap procurement dropped by 41% MoM, to 136 thousand tons. Delivery to metal companies fell by 44%, to 128 thousand tons, while exports grew by 267%, to 8 thousand tons. In January-February scrap procurement decreased by 38% YoY, to 356 thousand tons, with deliveries to metal companies down by 39%, to 354 thousand…
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry may ban exports of ores and concentrates of non-ferrous metals as well as scrap and waste of precious metals from May 1 through October 31. The draft ruling’s note said that the capacities of the Russian precious metals refineries were loaded by less than 30% in 2018, while revenue…
In 2018 Russia exported 5.74 million tons of scrap valued at $1660 million, up by 6.9% and by 24.9% YoY respectively. Turkey accounted for some 43% of the purchases, up by 4.9%. In December 2018 the average prices was $256 per ton, up by 2%. The share of Belarus is 24.2%, up by 4.8%, and…
A draft decree has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. It presupposes canceling the voted draft decree on the increase of scrap export duty from 42 euro to 58 euro per ton. According to the accompanying note, because of the implementation of this decree, the balance of interests of all participants will be lost, and…
On March 4, Metinvest-Resource LLC purchased 7.3 thousand tons of scrap valued at 47.2 million UAH at the trades in the ProZorro system. Metinvest-Resource is the sole supplier of scrap to Metinvest enterprises. The initial price of the lot 13B increased from 46.788 million UAH to 47.256 million UAH. Thus, 1 ton of scrap costs…
Verkhovna Rada has approved as a whole the decree to decrease the ferrous scrap shortage on the domestic market by increasing the scrap export duty from 42 euro to 48 euro per ton and prolonging it for three years. 234 members of the Parliament voted in favor of the decree. This is the third decree.…
