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China increased iron ore imports to a record 1.24 billion tons in 2024

Imports increased by 4.9% compared to 2023

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Global sea iron ore imports grew by 3.6% y/y in 2024

Currently, uncertainty in the market is caused by the expectation of the Trump administration

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Ukraine’s trade turnover in 2024 amounted to $112.3 billion

During the period, Ukraine imported goods worth $70.7 billion, and exported $41.6 billion

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France imported 325.2 thousand tons of steel from third countries in January-October

The main part of the import fell on long rolled steel – 189.54 thousand. t

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Italy imported 6.1 million tons of steel from third countries in January-October

Flat products accounted for the bulk of imports – 5.58 million tons

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Germany imported 630.9 thousand tons of steel from third countries in January-October

The main part of the import fell on long steel – 497.54 thousand. t

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Poland increased imports of rolled products from third countries by 26.3% y/y in January-October

The main part of the import fell on flat rolled products – 1.42 million tons

Iron ore and scrap prices in 2025: in search of parity

Amid weakness of the economies of Turkey and the EU, the state of the market will increasingly depend on the actions of China

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Ukraine imported 164 thousand tons of long steel in January-November

The main supplier of products is Turkey

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EU imported 4.7 million tons of steel raw materials from Russia in January-October

The mian volume is accounted for by semi-finished steel products, direct reduced iron and pig iron

India considers imposing restrictions on coke imports

Steel companies oppose this step

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