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Photo – From strength to vulnerability: Ukraine’s steel sector in 2025
From strength to vulnerability: Ukraine’s steel sector in 2025

Declining production, rising imports, and uncertainty surrounding the CBAM are jeopardizing the industry’s future

Photo – Ukraine and Sweden have agreed to simplify the accreditation process for CBAM verifiers
Ukraine and Sweden have agreed to simplify the accreditation process for CBAM verifiers

In particular, this will enable Ukrainian exporters to use actual data instead of default values

Photo – The European CBAM immediately hit Ukrainian steel exports
The European CBAM immediately hit Ukrainian steel exports

Ukrainian steelmakers, who are working under wartime conditions, note that they need a temporary exemption from the mechanism

Photo – Ukraine’s iron ore mining sector remains under pressure in 2026
Ukraine’s iron ore mining sector remains under pressure in 2026

Falling prices, rising energy costs and CBAM reshape production and export dynamics

Photo – Chinese steelmakers are coordinating their efforts in response to the European CBAM
Chinese steelmakers are coordinating their efforts in response to the European CBAM

Specifically, this involves adjusting export strategies

Photo – Issues with the application of the CBAM regulation and default values for the EAF, and the negative impact on exports to the EU
Issues with the application of the CBAM regulation and default values for the EAF, and the negative impact on exports to the EU

Due to the current shortcomings in procedures and the lack of necessary clarification from the European Commission, Ukrainian producers of green steel are already losing customers and contracts

Photo – How CBAM is reshaping Centravis’s position in the European market
How CBAM is reshaping Centravis’s position in the European market

The company's key export sales to the EU are now at risk

Photo – Challenges in verifying emissions for reporting under the CBAM
Challenges in verifying emissions for reporting under the CBAM

The uncertainty surrounding procedures related to the accreditation of professionals outside the EU poses significant financial risks for exporters and requires urgent decisions at the level of the Ukrainian government and the European Commission

Photo – The first few months of CBAM implementation have already had a negative impact on the Ukrainian steel industry
The first few months of CBAM implementation have already had a negative impact on the Ukrainian steel industry

In the first quarter alone, Ukrainian steelmakers lost more than 1.1 million tons of export orders for steel products

Photo – In Q1 2026 ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih lost 300,000 tons of steel exports due to CBAM
In Q1 2026 ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih lost 300,000 tons of steel exports due to CBAM

The company has been operating at a loss for five consecutive years and survives solely thanks to the support of its parent group

Photo – CBAM does not take into account the structure of steel production in Turkey – EDDMİB
CBAM does not take into account the structure of steel production in Turkey – EDDMİB

The industry association believes that the current approach undermines the competitiveness of the country's steelmakers

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