The ferrous scrap for export from Ukraine to cheapen
The ferrous scrap for export from Ukraine began to fall, as refiners are more profitable to purchase billets in China
During the week the cost of Ukrainian steel scrap 3A species in the Ukrainian seaports decreased by 5-10% and reached the range of $115-120 per 1 ton on the terms of CPT. This is stated in the message Derzhzovnishinform.
In General, steel scrap of Ukrainian origin for export shipments are currently estimated at $138-142 per 1 MT FOB (Black sea). The key market participants report that Turkish importers are mainly located outside the market, reducing the volume of purchases of raw materials to a minimum.
Under these conditions, suppliers are forced to make serious concessions. In turn, the producers successfully replaced in the process the steel scrap on the cheap Chinese billets. The demand for raw materials remains extremely moderate, — said the expert Derzhzovnishinform Vadim Odarenko.
Recall that the Ukrainian enterprises for operations with scrap of ferrous metals in January-September 2015 year increased its exports by 54.3% compared to the same period in 2014 — to 1081,346 thousand t (during the first 9 months of 2014, according to customs, exported 700,958 kt).
According to customs statistics released by the State fiscal service of Ukraine scrap exports in monetary terms increased by 17% to $260,201 million
Exports were primarily to Turkey (79,61%) and Moldova (to 19.18%).
Ukraine in 2014 exported 936,937 thousand tons of ferrous scrap in the amount of $295,191 million, while in 2013 — 255,272 thousand tons of scrap for $79,648 million