Ukrzaliznytsia put up for sale 27.7 thousand tons of scrap for UAH 120.5 million

Auctions for the sale of 29 lots of scrap metal are scheduled for November 30, 2022

Ukrzaliznytsia put up for auction in the ProZorro.Sales system 30 lots with scrap metal with a total weight of 27.7 thousand tons. The total initial cost is UAH 120.38 million. The average initial price per ton is UAH 4.33 thousand.

All lots are exhibited for the first time. The deadline for submitting applications for the participation is November 29. The auction will take place on November 30, 2022.

Top 10 UZ lots, exhibited in the ProZorro system

The lot number	Weight, tons	Starting price, UAH
647Б	1224.96	5 211 214.7
653Б	1087.88	5 102 175.41
655Б	1079.29	5 061 884.17
654Б	1064.36	4 991 852.56
659Б	1063.73	4 988 881.04
644Б	1163.02	4 947 726.86
656Б	1024.01	4 802 620.97
646Б	1086.7	4 623 046.69
658Б	984.6	4 617 774
643Б	1063.95	4 526 263.75

Source: prozoro.sale.

Among the scrap offered for the sale are types 1, 3, 4, and 510. These are rails, railcar frames, wheels, axles, and worn rolling stock parts.

As GMK Center reported earlier, from the beginning of 2022 UZ sold 97.4 thousand tons of scrap metal for UAH 596.5 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).