In January-July, Ukraine increased ferrous scrap exports by 46.9% YoY, to 149.23 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, the most was shipped to Poland – 127.31 thousand. Greece imported 16.9 thousand tons of scrap and Germany – 4.76 thousand tons. Average monthly exports amounted to 21.32 thousand tons, up from 14.52 thousand tons…
The head of the Cabinet of Ministers signed a decree on imposing a temporary ban on the export of scrap and waste ferrous metals, ferrous metal ingots for remelting (charge ingots) from Kyrgyzstan. According to the document, a temporary ban has been imposed for six months on the export of scrap and waste ferrous metals,…
In January-July, Ukraine increased ferrous metals scrap exports by 46.9% YoY, to 149.229 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports grew by 60.4%, to $47.8 million. In July Ukraine exported 24.792 thousand tons of scrap, in June – 22.161 thousand tons, in May – 14.952 thousand tons, in April –…
Kazakhstan is planning on temporary banning the export of ferrous scrap by railroad, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Construction has said. The corresponding draft normative legal act has been made public. “The world practice shows the use of secondary metals as raw materials is a strategic area given their environmental friendliness…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 124.52 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 35.3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in June exports reached 22.16 thousand tons, in May – 14.95 thousand tons, in April – 26.15 thousand tons, in March – 20.9 thousand tons, in February – 23.19 thousand tons and in January –…
The government of Armenia has prolonged the prohibition of exporting ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and waste for six months to support domestic steel manufacture and metal industry. The ban was previously extended on December 21, 2023. Armenia does not have effective iron ore deposits, so local metal plants rely on scrap procured domestically. Since…
By canceling the frozen auctions to sell scrap, Ukrzaliznytsia has damaged itself for 300 million UAH, expert Boris Kushniruk has said. “That was a very strange decision on behalf of Ukrzaliznytsia. Auctions were held, winners were announces and pledges were made. Moreover, metal companies were ready to buy this scrap despite the fact that the…
In January-April, Ukraine procured 563.4 thousand tons of metal scrap, up by 53.7% YoY. Local deliveries to metal plants grew by 52.3%, to 446 thousand tons. Exports increased by 54.9%, to 87.4 thousand tons, while imports went up 5-fold, to 0.36 thousand tons. In 2023, Ukraine increased scrap exports by 28% YoY, to 1.277 million…