Ukrzaliznytsia for the second time failed to sell 19.9 thousand tons of scrap worth UAH 79.6 million

Auctions for the sale of 36 lots of scrap metal did not take place due to the lack of participants

Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) failed to sell 36 lots with scrap metal in the system ProZorro. Sale with a total weight of 19.94 thousand tons. The total starting cost is UAH 79.6 million. The average initial price per ton of scrap is UAH 4.04 thousand.

All lots could not be sold due to the lack of participants in the auctions. At the same time, these raw materials are put up for sale for the second time.

Top 10 lots that UZ planned to sell at auctions on December 23, 2022

Source: prozorro.sale.

Among the scrap offered for sale are types 501, 503, 500, 509, 508, 506, 505 and others. These are worn parts of rolling stock, crossbars, wire and other scrap.

As GMK Center reported earlier, from the beginning of 2022, UZ sold 129.7 thousand tons of scrap metal for UAH 776.8 million. In total for the year, the railway operator planned to implement 170 thousand tons of scrap, including 13 thousand railcars.

In 2021, Ukrzaliznytsia sold 201.2 thousand tons of scrap ferrous metals with a total value of UAH 1.503 billion. This is 38.8% more in monetary terms and 2.6 times more than in kind compared to 2020.

During the year, UZ managed to hold 84 auctions out of 210 published. Among the main buyers of raw materials are:

• Dniprostal – 28 lots (82.2 thousand tons for UAH 631.4 million);
• Metinvest-Resources – 26 lots (80.8 thousand tons for UAH 592.2 million);
• Ferolit – 16 lots (13.8 thousand tons for 112.2 million UAH).