Ukraine: ferrous scrap imports in July 2016

In July Ukraine imported $0.44 million worth of ferrous scrap. At the same time, no scrap was exported. According to the State Fiscal Service, the major supplier of scrap in July was Turkey ($0.26 million). In January-July Ukraine exported $40.99 million worth of ferrous scrap, while imports stood at $4.12 million. In June ferrous scrap…

Ukraine: new scrap procuring association created

Companies dealing with ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, as well as other secondary materials have created the Ukrainian association of secondary metals and resources (UAVtormetresurs). According to Euro-Metal Invest deputy CEO Valeri Katunin, the company was registered on July 18. It will be a non-profitable organization. It will deal with protecting interests of its members; cooperate…

Ukraine: scrap prices at their lowest

In June Ukrainian companies received 299 thousand tons of scrap, up by 5% MoM, or by 13 thousand tons. According to the state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa, the increase was the result of the traders quickly selling their stocks in fear of the further drop in local market purchasing quotations. In June local metal companies decreased their…