UKRAINE LOSES FERRO-ALLOY EXPORT EARNINGS FROM RUSSIAN RESTRICTIONS AND CONFLICT DISRUPTION, SAYS BRUSSELS
December 1st, 2014
Ukraine has been losing export earnings as its ferro-alloy industry suffers from rebellion in its eastern region and Russian trade restrictions on ferroalloys, European Commission officials have claimed.Ferroalloys “are by far one of the main exports for Ukraine to the EU and they remain a significant export position,” a Commission spokesperson told Metal Bulletin. “However, their production is concentrated in the Donbas, where the conflict rages, and depends largely on coal and gas supplies, as well as on access to transport infrastructure, all of which is ...
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