Ukrzaliznytsia put up for sale 31 thousand tons of scrap for UAH 141 million

Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) put up for auction in the ProZorro. Sales system 47 lots of scrap metal with a total weight of 31.3 thousand tons. The total initial cost is UAH 140.8 million. The average initial price per ton of scrap metal is UAH 4.48 thousand.

Almost all the lots are being relisted after the failed sale in early August. The deadline for submitting applications for participation is August 30. The auction will take place on August 31, 2022.

The biggest lot displayed in the ProZorro system

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Among the scrap offered for sale are types 26, 322, 321, 503, 500, 361, 303, 301, 4, 506, 505, 501, 313, 34, 5, 3, and 1. These are worn parts of railcars and trains, frames, shavings, wheels, axles, springs and more.

As reported by GMK Center, from the beginning of 2022 UZ sold 64.7 thousand tons of scrap metal for UAH 436.2 million. In general, a railway operator for a year planned to sell 170 thousand tons of scrap. The state-owned company also planned to dismantle 13,000 railcars, the weight of which is partially included in 170 thousand.

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).