Last week, a number of factories raised their purchase prices amid intense competition for raw materials. At the moment, the average market purchase price of the mills is 4761 UAH / ton.
Deliveries to metallurgical plants.
Scrap supplies to factories decreased to 55 thousand tons, which is 5 thousand tons or 8% lower than a week earlier.
Remains in the ports of Ukraine.
Scrap stocks in Ukrainian ports increased to 1,000 tons
Dynamics of steel smelting.
Steel production fell to 392 thousand tons, which is 1 thousand tons or 3% lower than a week earlier.
Warehouse stocks of scrap at metallurgical plants.
Remains of scrap at the factories' warehouses dropped to 96 thousand tons. Inventories in days of work are 11 days, which is in line with the standard value.
Forecast of domestic scrap prices.
In the domestic market, prices for scrap metal will roll back down again. After that, quotes will move in a horizontal plane. The forecasted average price for the next week is UAH 4450 / ton.
Information according to the State Enterprise "Ukrpromvneshexpertiza".
