Ukraine: local market scrap sales attractive

Attractiveness of scrap sales on the local market of Ukraine has increased. According to the acting CEO of Metinvest-Resource Dmitry Klopatovsky, this has to do with the implementation of the 30 euro per ton export duty and its proposed prolongation for two years. “And now metal makers pay more for scrap than abroad”, he stressed.…

Ukraine: metal companies and scrap sellers to cooperate

Ukrmetallurgprom and UAVtormet have signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation. The document was signed by Ukrmetallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov and UAVtormet chairman Vladimir Bubley. “We and the scrap procurers have a lot of common issues that need to be solved”, Kalenkov said. According to him, the sides have a positive experience of cooperation. “Last…

Russia: ferrous scrap exports up in April 2017

In April ferrous scrap exports totaled 434 thousand tons, up by 26.8% MoM, but down by 36% YoY. According to the customs statistics, in January-April exports reached 1.21 million tons, down by 29.4% YoY, the lowest result for the past 7 years. The main importers were Turkey (34.3%), Belarus (30%) and South Korea (22%). (Ukrainian…

Ukraine: scrap export-import in January-May 2017

In January-May Ukraine exported 101.86 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, down by 50.7% YoY, valued at $21.586 million, down by 40.5%. According to the State Fiscal Service, scrap imports increased by 18.2%, to 11.954 thousand tons valued at $10.248 million, up 3.6-fold. The main suppliers of scrap were Turkey (84.25%), Moldova (7.9%) and Russia (4.18%),…