Ukraine: occupiers cutting Severodonetsk Azot for scrap

Every three days, trucks loaded with metal scrap leave the territory of Azot in Severodonetsk, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Artem Lysohor has reported. He said the occupiers were actively cutting machinery that survived Russian shelling for scrap. Last year, Russians shot several propaganda series featuring ex-employees of Azot. In them the…

Ukraine: scrap exports up in January-August 2023

In January-August, Ukraine exported 117.464 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up 3.9-fold YoY. Revenue grew 2.7-fold, to $34.127 million. According to the State Customs Service, since March there has been an increase in exports: in January Ukraine exported 8.28 thousand tons of scrap, in February – 16.5 thousand tons, in March – 15.45 thousand tons,…

Ukraine: military scrap estimated at 1-1.2 million tons

Confirmed volumes of military machinery that can be considered scrap metal are estimated at 1-1.2 million tons. Considerable amounts of such machines are located in Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Sumy, Chernihiv and Mykolaiv regions. Such amounts are enough to organize a separate processing enterprise or significantly modernize available foundries. Up to 30% of tanks could be…

Ukraine: scrap metal bill submitted to Rada

The Cabinet of Ministers has registered a draft bill “On amendments to Article 2 of the law “On scrap metal”” in the Verkhovna Rada. The bill has been registered under the number 9484. The document aims to regulate legislative aspects of procuring and trading in scrap, as well as to remove the norms on conforming…