20 May 2025

Infographics iron ore mining
Ukrainian iron ore industry: results of 2024 and prospects for 2025

Administrative pressure from the state has a negative impact on the performance of enterprises in the sector

News

17:00  May 22, 2025
EU presents new trade proposal to the US – Bloomberg
16:03
Extension of duty-free regime for Ukrainian steel products is extremely important – Interpipe
14:41
Ukraine extends duties on coated steel from Russia and China for another 5 years
14:17
Global steel production fell by 6.3% m/m in April
12:45
Ukrainian Railways received UAH 20.4 billion in profit from freight transportation in 2024
11:50
Ukraine increase exports of long products by 26% y/y in January-April
10:53
FEU emphasizes the need for negotiations with the EU on postponement of CBAM for Ukraine
10:01
Kazakhstan increased steel production by 9.1% y/y in January-April
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15:40  May 21, 2025
Metinvest’s Minings paid UAH 1.1 billion in taxes in Q1
15:24
Ukraine urgently needs to update trade investigation procedures – conference
14:47
China reduced iron ore production by 12% y/y in January-April
13:32
Germany reduced steel production by 10.1% y/y in April
13:10
Vale plans to launch low-grade ore to compete in Asia
12:21
Increase in Ukrainian Railways freight tariffs will lead to a 1.2% decrease in GDP
12:06
Ukraine increased imports of flat products by 22% y/y in January-April
11:55
Liberty Steel makes last attempt to save assets in the UK
10:59
EU-Ukraine trade visa-free regime to end in June – Tusk
10:11
Italy reduced steel production by 10.8% m/m in April
1
15:44  May 20, 2025
EU imported 587.3 thousand tons of DRI in Q1
15:05
India increased steel exports by 12% y/y in April
All News

20 May 2025

Infographics iron ore mining
Ukrainian iron ore industry: results of 2024 and prospects for 2025

Administrative pressure from the state has a negative impact on the performance of enterprises in the sector

News

17:00  May 22, 2025
EU presents new trade proposal to the US – Bloomberg
16:03
Extension of duty-free regime for Ukrainian steel products is extremely important – Interpipe
14:41
Ukraine extends duties on coated steel from Russia and China for another 5 years
14:17
Global steel production fell by 6.3% m/m in April
12:45
Ukrainian Railways received UAH 20.4 billion in profit from freight transportation in 2024
11:50
Ukraine increase exports of long products by 26% y/y in January-April
10:53
FEU emphasizes the need for negotiations with the EU on postponement of CBAM for Ukraine
10:01
Kazakhstan increased steel production by 9.1% y/y in January-April
1
15:40  May 21, 2025
Metinvest’s Minings paid UAH 1.1 billion in taxes in Q1
15:24
Ukraine urgently needs to update trade investigation procedures – conference
14:47
China reduced iron ore production by 12% y/y in January-April
13:32
Germany reduced steel production by 10.1% y/y in April
13:10
Vale plans to launch low-grade ore to compete in Asia
12:21
Increase in Ukrainian Railways freight tariffs will lead to a 1.2% decrease in GDP
12:06
Ukraine increased imports of flat products by 22% y/y in January-April
11:55
Liberty Steel makes last attempt to save assets in the UK
10:59
EU-Ukraine trade visa-free regime to end in June – Tusk
10:11
Italy reduced steel production by 10.8% m/m in April
1
15:44  May 20, 2025
EU imported 587.3 thousand tons of DRI in Q1
15:05
India increased steel exports by 12% y/y in April
All News

Insights

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Posts Infrastructure railway tariffs

19 May 2025

Indexation of Ukrainian Railways tariffs: implications for the state and economy

Another increase in freight tariffs could be a disaster for the state, business and Ukrainian Railways itself

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Posts Global Market Russia

21 May 2025

How Russian steel exports have changed in the face of sanctions

Russia was able to partially reorient steel supplies to Asia and MENA countries, but this reduced export margins

Interviews Metinvest-SMC

15 May 2025

Evgeniy Alekseenko: «Ukrainian steel trading market will grow by 6-10% in 2 years»

Head of the largest Ukrainian steel trader Metinvest-SMC on the market and the company's work in the current environment

Interviews painted steel

12 May 2025

Denys Rysukhin: The share of Ukrainian painted rolled products in the market continues to grow

Head of Metipol about the Ukrainian market of painted rolled products, company's work and product quality

Posts Global Market electricity prices

08 May 2025

Electricity prices in Europe fell significantly in April

Blackouts in Spain and Portugal at the end of the month highlighted the problems of the EU energy grid

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Posts Industry human resources

06 May 2025

How iron and steel companies support their staff in times of war

The acute shortage of personnel is one of the main challenges of the industry

Opinions Industry Ukraine’s iron and steel industry

05 May 2025

How Ukrainian steel industry is fighting for survival and future green prospects

Ukrainian steelmakers need access to European public funding to ensure future green transition

Posts Green steel green steel

05 May 2025

Transition to green steel in Europe: what went wrong?

Steelmakers face an «unexpected» problem of expensive energy and immature technologies

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Posts Industry steel consumption

30 April 2025

Post-war recovery will support steel consumption in Ukraine

The share of imports in the domestic market will be high, especially for imports of flat and shaped rolled products

Infographics scrap export

28 April 2025

48 countries have already restricted scrap exports

38% of them introduced partial or full ban

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Ukrainian steel market, 2023

Export ths. tons
Iron ore 17753
Longs 474
Pig iron 1249
Seamless pipes 281
Steel semis 1203
Welded pipes 75
Flats 1202
Ferroalloys 344
Import ths. tons
Coke 329
CRC 90
Pre-painted steel 13
Rebar 62
HDGC 16
Wire rod 5
Tin plate 0
Shaped products 13
Apparent consumption ths. tons
Rebar 651
HDGC 109
Wire rod 420
CRC 300
Shaped products 59
Seamless pipes 204
Pre-painted steel 244
Welded pipes 237

Ukrainian export map, 2023

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