Ukrainian steelmakers increased the export of long rolled products by 46.2% m/m in March

In March 2023, steel enterprises of Ukraine increased the export of long rolled products by 46.2% compared to the previous month – up to 43.6 thousand tons. In monetary terms, the export of such products increased by 53.9% m/m – up to $40.8 million. This is evidenced by State Customs Service’s data .

Compared to March 2022, in March 2023 steel enterprises of Ukraine increased their revenue from the sale of long rolled products by 3.7 times. It is impossible to calculate the difference in export volumes in natural terms due to the lack of data.

In the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine shipped 96.48 thousand tons of long rolled products worth $40.8 million for export. The revenue from the sale of products abroad decreased by 58.2% compared to the same period last year.

Hot-rolled rods and bars were exported the most in three months (Nomenclature – 7213) – 51.24 thousand tons for $34.17 million. In March, 24.51 thousand tons (+52.4% m/m) were shipped for $16.68 million (+35.1% m/m). Also, 30.38 thousand tons of carbon steel wire (Nomenclature – 7217) were exported for $30.75 million, in March – 11.75 thousand tons (+18.2% m/m) for $11.86 million (+19.3% m/m).

Export of long-rolled products from Ukraine in 2023

The three leaders among types of long rolled products in terms of export volumes from Ukraine in January-March 2023 are closed by other carbon steel rods and bars, without further processing, twisted (Nomenclature – 7214) – 6.32 thousand tons for $4.64 million. in March, steel companies increased the export of such products by 33% compared to the previous month – up to 2.56 thousand tons. Revenue from its shipment increased by 35.1% m/m – up to $1.92 million.

The largest consumers of Ukrainian hot-rolled rods and bars in the three months of 2023 are Romania and Poland – 45.1% and 29.6%, respectively, in monetary terms. Poland (38%) and Germany (19.4%) consumed about 60% of Ukrainian-made wire. Among the main buyers of other rods and bars are Moldova (70.4%), Slovakia (14.9%) and Poland (10.8%).

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the export of ferrous metals decreased sharply due to the blockade of ports, logistical problems, the negative situation on the world markets, as well as the destruction of large steel plants in Mariupol – Azovstal and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. These problems were compounded by the shelling of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure by Russian forces at the end of 2022, which forced steel companies to reduce production to a minimum or completely suspend production.

Now the situation with energy supply has stabilized, steelmakers are increasing capacity, and demand on world markets is picking up. Although the pre-war indicators are still unattainable for Ukrainian steelmakers, the monthly dynamics indicate a gradual increase in steel exports and production. The main factor holding back production now is the blockade of sea ports, which makes it impossible to ship significant volumes of products and open new markets, since steel is delivered mainly to Europe by rail, and logistics costs exceed pre-war indicators several times.

As GMK Center reported earlier, in 2022 steel enterprises of Ukraine reduced the export of long rolled products by 59.7% compared to 2021 – to 748.95 thousand tons. The revenue of steelmakers from the export of such products fell by 55% y/y – to $693.53 million. The most exported hot-rolled rods and bars in bundles (Nomenclature – 7213) – 406.6 thousand tons for $310 million, which is 56.1% and 54.2% less, respectively, compared to the indicator of 2021.

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Masha Malonog
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