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... .
The Ukrainian iron ore market in 2025 experienced a decline in both production and export volumes. Production decreased by 3.4%, while exports fell by 3.3% ... The sector continues to face substantial structural challenges ... .
Pig iron imports into the EU rose to 2.51 million tons in 2025, a 16.2% year-on-year increase ... Specifically, compared to 2010, imports increased by only 6.8%, and compared to the 2015 peak of 3.04 million tons, they were 17.3% lower ... .
Our latest infographic ranks the region first by mining’s share of total exports and then by the value of those exports ... Countries in the series so far..Bolivia. Chile. Colombia ....
In 2025, the European Union (EU) significantly increased its imports of semi-finished steel products. Total imports reached 8.91 million tons, a 34.6% year-on-year increase — the highest figure in recent years. For comparison ... .
As of early 2026, Ukrainian Railways’ (UZ) auctions for the sale of scrap on the domestic market have finally begun ... In other words, the growth rate increased by a factor of 2.17!. The explanation for this trend is simple ... .
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has already become not only a climate policy tool but also a significant trade barrier for Ukraine’s steel industry ... The comprehensive study by GMKCenter can be downloaded via ... .
Between 2013 and 2025, nominal crude steelmaking capacities of Ukraine declined by 81.1%, from 42.5 mln tonnes to 8 mln tonnes, according to Ukrmetallurgprom (Ukrainian steel association) ... Now Ukraine doesn’t have any excess steelmaking capacities ... .