In January–July of this year, Ukraine reduced its exports of manganese ore by 93.4% compared to the same period last year, to 2,977 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Tuesday, exports fell by 92.5% in monetary terms, to $491 thousand.
The main exports were to Slovakia (94.30% of shipments in monetary terms) and Poland (5.70%).
During this period, there were no imports of manganese ore.
As reported, in January 2024, Ukraine exported 44,903 tons of manganese ore worth $6.563 million to the US, breaking a two-year hiatus in exports to foreign markets. In February-December 2024, there were no exports of manganese ore.
At the same time, in 2024, the country imported 84,293 tons worth $18.302 million from Ghana (98.85%), Brazil (0.99%), and Belgium (0.11%). In October-November, there were no imports.
Ukraine did not export manganese ore in 2022 and 2023, while in 2021 it exported 770 tons worth $89 thousand.
In addition, it was reported that the Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant (PGZK, formerly Ordzhonikidze Mining and Processing Plant), which is part of the Privat Group, and the Marganetsky Mining and Processing Plant (MGZK, both in Dnipropetrovsk region) stopped mining and processing raw manganese ore in late October-early November 2023, while NZF and ZZF stopped smelting ferroalloys. Later, ferroalloy plants resumed production to a small extent.
Manganese ore is mined and enriched in Ukraine by the Pokrovsky and Marganets Mining and Enrichment Plants.
The consumers of manganese ore are ferroalloy enterprises.
