Average monthly wholesale day-ahead electricity prices in Europe rose in May 2026 compared to April. According to Ember, as of June 2, prices were as follows ... The updated forecast will be presented in the fall of 2026, as is customary ... .
survival under the conditions of war ... According to the data in the infographic, the number of shelling attacks and battles in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions increased three to four times year-on-year in the first five months of 2026 ... tariffs ... .
Between 2020 and 2025, the EU gradually reduced its dependence on iron ore imports; however, the market remained structurally import-dependent, with domestic production concentrated almost entirely in Sweden... in 2025, imports fell again by 7.8% ... .
Since 2022, the volume of ferrous metal container shipments by Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has increased by 40%—from 33,100 to 46,400 TEU in 2025. However, this is significantly below the pre-war level of 93,900 TEU in 2021 ... .
The EU scrap market in 2025 remained under the influence of weak conditions in the steel market, but showed signs of stabilization following the previous year’s decline ...Supply and consumption ... Raw material prices ... Exports and imports ... Outlook ... .
Cargo from the iron and steel sector (iron ore, ferrous metals, coal, coke, and limestone for fluxing) accounts for an average of 47% of Ukrzaliznytsia’s total freight volume ...Iron and manganese ore ... Export shipments fell by 30% – to 31.2 million tons.
Ukraine’s iron and steel sector continues to be negatively impacted by the war, as evidenced by a further decline in production volumes and a reduction in the sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP... .