Dynamo football club donated a hovercraft to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
“Dynamo players Georgiy Bushchan, Vladislav Supryaga, Valentin Morgun and vice-president of the football club Vitaliy Sivkov visited the border guards with a gift,” the message on the Telegram channel of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said on Friday.
It is noted that the fighters of the State Border Service decided to name the new airship “Dynamovets”.
It will become a reliable assistant in the protection and defense of the border, the department stressed.
Ukraine in January-September this year reduced the export of pig iron in kind by 55.9% compared to the same period last year – up to 1 million 77.356 thousand tons.
According to statistics published by the State Customs Service (SCS), over the specified period, the export of pig iron in monetary terms decreased by 56.5% – to $550.490 million.
At the same time, exports were carried out mainly to the USA (41.75% of deliveries in monetary terms), Poland (34.1%) and Turkey (8.7%).
In January-September 2022, Ukraine imported 15 tons of pig iron from Germany for $25,000, while in 9 months-2021 it imported 149 tons of pig iron for $163,000 from Germany (64.42%), Russia (28.22%) and Slovakia (7.36%).
As reported, in 2021 Ukraine increased the export of pig iron in physical terms by 4.2% compared to 2020 – up to 3 million 235.772 thousand tons, the export of pig iron in monetary terms increased by 78.1% – up to $1 billion 642.596 million At the same time, exports were carried out mainly to the USA (53.61% of deliveries in monetary terms), Italy (22.08%) and Turkey (9.74%).
In 2021, Ukraine imported 185 tons of pig iron worth $226 thousand from Germany (74.34%), the Russian Federation (20.35%) and Slovakia (5.31%), while in 2020 it imported 593 tons worth $417 thousand.
Ukrainian enterprises in January-September of this year reduced the export of ferrous scrap by 12.9 times compared to the same period last year – up to 35.275 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), in monetary terms, the export of scrap metal over this period decreased by 13.9 times – to $12.640 million.
At the same time, over nine months, the country reduced the import of scrap metal in physical terms by 11.1 times – up to 1,554 thousand tons. In monetary terms, the import of scrap decreased 9.7 times to $3.279 million.
The import of scrap metal in January-September was carried out mainly from Turkey (78.87% of deliveries in monetary terms), the Russian Federation (14.09%) and Cyprus (5.4%); export – to Turkey (59.42%), Poland (15.34%) and Germany (9.41%).
In addition, in January-September 2022, Ukrainian steel enterprises did not import products of direct reduction of iron from ore under code 7203 – hot briquetted iron (HBI), which is a substitute for pig iron and scrap metal, but exported 258 tons of these products to India (100%) in the amount of $48 thousand
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 increased the export of scrap metal by 17.2 times compared to the previous year – up to 615.687 thousand tons. In monetary terms, the export of scrap metal increased 25.2 times – up to $238.895 million.
In 2021, the country reduced the import of scrap metal in physical terms by 13.1% to 22.964 thousand tons. In monetary terms, the import of scrap increased by 72.4% to $44.883 million.
The import of scrap metal in 2021 was carried out mainly from Turkey (60.42% of deliveries in monetary terms), the Russian Federation (33.44%) and Belarus (1.57%); export – to Turkey (84.85%), Romania (6.66%) and Poland (3.45%).
In addition, Ukrainian steel enterprises in 2021 imported from the Russian Federation 1,603 thousand tons of products of direct reduction of iron from ore under code 7203 – hot briquetted iron (HBI), which is a substitute for pig iron and scrap metal, in the amount of $653 thousand, while in 2020 – 2,648 thousand tons for $805 thousand. At the same time, the export of these products to India amounted to 288 tons for $91 thousand.
Ukraine in January-September this year reduced imports of aluminum ores and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 75.6% compared to the same period last year – up to 945.311 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (STS), during this period, bauxite imports in monetary terms decreased by 72.8% to $48.106 million.
At the same time, imports were carried out mainly from Guinea (58.97% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.22%) and Ghana (7.49%).
Ukraine in January-September 2022 did not re-export bauxite.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the import of aluminum ores and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 0.1% compared to 2020, to 5 million 114.227 thousand tons. Bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 4.2% to $236.638 million.
At the same time, imports were carried out mainly from Guinea (59.33% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (21.33%) and Ghana (16.8%).
Ukraine in 2021 re-exported bauxite in the amount of 277 tons worth $70 thousand to Belarus (48.57%), Poland (40%) and the Russian Federation (7.14%), while in 2020 255 tons of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $41 thousand
Bauxites are aluminum ores used as a raw material for the production of alumina, and from it – aluminium. They are also used as fluxes in ferrous metallurgy.
Bauxites are imported to Ukraine by the Nikolaev Alumina Refinery (NGZ), which was affiliated with the United Company (OK) Russian Aluminum (RusAl, RF) before the war. Alumina is produced from bauxite.
RusAl also previously owned a stake in Zaporozhye Aluminum Plant (ZALK) in Ukraine, which stopped producing primary aluminum and alumina.
JSC “Ukrposhta” issued new postage stamps for the Day of Defenders of Ukraine “Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!”, the press service of the postal operator reported on Friday.
“Today, Ukrposhta presented the first 6 branches and troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the future, we plan to expand this series. And in order to thank the military not in word, but in deed, 8 UAH from each stamp will be directed to support the army,” commented the Director General of Ukrposhta Igor Smelyansky.
According to the report, the block of stamps is made in a graphic style, where each postage stamp displays images of modern Ukrainian defenders from different units of the troops and contains their emblem.
The stamps represent the Airborne Assault Forces, the Ground Forces, the Naval Forces, the Air Force, the Special Operations Forces, and the Territorial Defense Forces.
The author of the postal issue dedicated to the defenders is Anton Khrupin, a Ukrainian designer from Kramatorsk.
According to the release, the circulation of the stamp sheet is 1 million copies, the cost of one sheet is UAH 120, of which UAH 48 is a charitable contribution.
An envelope “First Day” was also issued for the sheet, thematic artistic envelopes and leaflets, in addition to plots, also contain colors and emblems of each branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Buy postal issue “Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!” You can start from October 14 in the city branches of Ukrposhta throughout the country, as well as in the official online store of the operator.
In addition, the new postal issue will be sold in the official online stores of Ukrposhta on the Prom, Kasta, Rozetka, eBay and Amazon marketplaces.
The company noted that there will be restrictions on the sale of the “First Day” envelope in branches – no more than two per order. It will be possible to order online up to 10 stamp sheets, 10 artistic envelopes and 10 postcards of the same type per order.
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