metal products

The main volume is accounted for by steel semi-finished products, DRI and pig iron

This situation arose amid a decrease in generation from renewable sources within the country and an increase in demand from industrial consumers for electricity imports

Sales volumes of flat rolled products fell by 8.6% m/m, and of graded products – by 7.4% m/m

Bulgaria is a large market for only a few types of export products of the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex and steel industry

Italy remains a stable partner and market for products of the Ukrainian agro-industrial complex and iron and steel industry

The Czech Republic supplies Ukraine with military goods and cars, but receives ore, cable and agro-products

Since the start of the war, Slovakia has supported Ukraine by increasing its iron ore consumption

Continued supplies from Russia create imbalances in the European market and damage local producers

Ukraine has the potential to increase iron ore exports to China, but imports of Chinese coated sheets and pipes threaten local producers

Poland needs to import 5 million tons of steel products per year for its own needs

Turkish supplies accounted for almost 40% of all imports of steel products in 2023

More than 43% of last year's rail exports were cargoes of iron and steel companies