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Ukraine: Scrap recyclers call for lifting of export ban, seek 200,000-t EU export quota instead

Jun 30, 2026

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by

Adarsh Ramteke

in Melting Scrap

Falling crude steel production in Ukraine reduces domestic scrap demand Domestic scrap trades nearly $200/t below EU prices, hurting recyclers’ earnings Ukraine’s ferrous scrap recyclers have called on the government to lift the ban on scrap exports and instead introduce an annual 200,00-tonne (t) export quota for shipments to the European Union (EU), arguing that…