In January-February of this year, Ukrainian enterprises reduced their consumption of rolled metal products by 11.01% compared to the same period last year, to 495,500 tons.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association on Thursday, 246,900 tons, or 49.83% of the domestic market for rolled metal consumption, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in January-February 2026, metallurgical enterprises produced 796.7 thousand tons of rolled metal (83.2% compared to the same period in 2025), of which, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, about 548.1 thousand tons, or 68.8%, were exported. In January-February 2025, the share of exports was 63.5% (607.6 thousand tons with a total production of rolled metal products of 957.0 thousand tons).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in January-February 2026 is 33.90%, which coincides with the indicator for the two months of 2025 (33.21%). The share of flat products in export deliveries in January-February 2026 significantly exceeds the figure for January-February 2025 (58.58% and 47.78%, respectively). The share of long products is significantly lower than in January-February 2025 (7.52% in 2026 versus 19.01% in 2025).
The structure of imports in January-February 2026 is characterized by a noticeable dominance of flat products over long products (53.54% and 30.21%, respectively), However, in January-February 2025, the dominance of flat rolled products over long products was significantly greater (82.55% and 14.42%, respectively).
In January-February 2026, the domestic market capacity was 495.5 thousand tons of rolled metal, of which 246.9 thousand tons, or 49.83%, were imports. In January-February 2025, the domestic market capacity was 556.8 thousand tons, of which 207.4 thousand tons, or 37.25%, were imported. Thus, in January-February 2026, there was an 11.01% decrease in the capacity of the domestic market compared to January 2025, with a simultaneous 12.58% increase in the share of imports,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal in January-February 2026 are the countries of the European Union (75.8%), other European countries (12.7%), and the CIS (6.4%).
Among metallurgical importers in January-February 2026, other European countries ranked first (44.9%), followed by Asian countries (24.6%) and the EU-27 countries (17.3%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market in 2025 increased by 21.73% compared to the previous year, to 4 million 1.6 thousand tons. During this period, 1 million 603.6 thousand tons were imported, or 40.07% of the domestic rolled metal consumption market.
In 2024, Ukraine’s rolled metal market decreased by 6.26% compared to the previous year, to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022, to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
In 2025, Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled metal products by 21.73% compared to the previous year, to 4 million 1.6 thousand tons.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association on Monday, 1.6036 million tons, or 40.07% of the domestic rolled metal consumption market, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in 2025, metal companies produced 6.521 million tons of rolled metal (104.81% compared to 2024). At the same time, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, last year, about 4.123 million tons of this product were exported, or 63.2% compared to 67% in 2024, when 4.169 million tons were sold abroad with a total production of rolled metal in Ukraine of 6.222 million tons.
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in 2025 is 34.25%, which is significantly lower than in 2024 (46.04%). The share of flat products in export deliveries significantly exceeds last year’s figure (44.09% in 2025 and 39.23% in 2024). The share of long products is also significantly higher than in 2024 (21.66% vs. 14.72%, respectively).
Last year’s import structure, as before, was characterized by a significant dominance of flat rolled products over long products (67.88% and 22.00%, respectively); in 2024, the dominance of flat rolled products over long products was also significant (79.61% and 18.83%).
“Over the 12 months of 2025, the domestic market capacity was 4,001.6 thousand tons of rolled metal, of which 1,603.6 thousand tons, or 40.07%, were imports. In January-December 2024, the domestic market capacity was 3,287.4 thousand tons, of which 1,235.4 thousand tons, or 37.58%, were imported. Thus, in January-December 2025, there was an increase in the capacity of the domestic market compared to January-December 2024 by 21.73%, with a simultaneous increase in the share of imports by 2.49%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal products in 2025 are the countries of the European Union (82.0%), other European countries (8.5%), and the CIS (5.3%).
Among metallurgical importers, other European countries ranked first in 2025 (49.4%), followed by Asian countries (22.8%) and the EU-27 (22.1%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market in 2024 shrank by 6.26% compared to the previous year, to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022, to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled metal products by 25.48% in January-November this year compared to the same period last year, to 3.759 million tons.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association, 1.49 million tons, or 39.63% of the domestic rolled metal consumption market, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in the first 11 months of 2025, metal companies produced 5.966 million tons of rolled metal (103.92% compared to the same period in 2024), of which, according to the State Customs
Service of Ukraine, 3.697 million tons, or 60%, were exported. In January-November 2024, the share of exports was 67.6% (3.881 million tons out of a total production of 5.741 million tons of rolled metal products).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in January-November 2025 is 33.62%, which is significantly lower than in the same period of 2024 (46.25%). The share of flat products in export deliveries for 11 months of 2025 significantly exceeds the figure a year ago: 44.31% and 39.04%, respectively. The share of long products is also significantly higher than in January-November 2024: 22.07% versus 14.71%.
The structure of imports in January-November 2025 continues to be characterized by the significant dominance of flat products over long products: 68.14% and 21.78%, respectively, compared to 78.87% and 19.52% in the same period a year ago.
“In the first 11 months of 2025, the domestic market capacity was 3.759 million tons of rolled metal, of which 1.490 million tons, or 39.63%, were imports. In January-November 2024, the domestic market capacity was 2,995,600 tons, of which 1,135,600 tons, or 37.91%, were imported. Thus, in January-November 2025, there was a 25.48% increase in the capacity of the domestic market compared to January-November 2024, with a simultaneous increase in the share of imports by 1.72%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal products in the first 11 months of 2025 were the European Union (81.0%), other European countries (8.8%), and the CIS (5.5%).
Among metallurgical importers, other European countries ranked first in the first 11 months of 2025 (50.6%), followed by the EU-27 (22.3%) and Asian countries (21.6%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market in 2024 shrank by 6.26% compared to the previous year, to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022, to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
In January-September of this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled metal products by 39.49% compared to the same period last year, to 3 million 164.5 thousand tons.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association, 1 million 239.5 thousand tons, or 37.17% of the domestic market for rolled metal consumption, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in the first nine months of 2025, metal companies produced 4.843 million tons of rolled metal (100.4% compared to the same period in 2024), of which, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, 2.918 million tons, or 60.3%, were exported. In January-September 2024, the share of exports was 68.9% (3.323 million tons with a total production of rolled metal products of 4.821 million tons).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in January-September 2025 is 32.59%, which is significantly lower than in January-September 2024 (46.98%). The share of flat products in export deliveries in January-September 2025 significantly exceeds the figure for January-September 2024 (44.24% and 39.00%, respectively). The share of long products is also significantly higher than in January-September 2024 (23.17% in 2025 versus 14.02% in 2024).
The structure of imports in January-September 2025 continues to be characterized by the significant dominance of flat rolled products over long products (67.14% and 21.28%, respectively); in January-September 2024, the dominance of flat rolled products over long products was also significant (79.37% and 19.19%, respectively).
“In the first nine months of 2025, the domestic market capacity was 3,164,500 tons of rolled metal, of which 1,239,500 tons, or 39.17%, were imports. In January-September 2024, the domestic market capacity was 2,425,100 tons, of which 927,100 tons, or 38.23%, were imported. Thus, in January-September 2025, there was a 39.49% increase in the capacity of the domestic market compared to January-September 2024, with a simultaneous increase in the share of imports by 0.94%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal products in the first nine months of this year were the European Union (79.9%), other European countries (8.9%), and the CIS (6.2%).
Among metallurgical importers in January-September 2025, other European countries ranked first (50.3%), followed by the EU-27 (22.5%) and Asian countries (20.7%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market in 2024 shrank by 6.26% compared to the previous year, to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022, to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
In January-July of this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled metal by 22.6% compared to the same period last year – to 2 million 813.5 thousand tons.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association, 1 million 42.5 thousand tons, or 37% of the domestic market for rolled metal consumption, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in the first eight months of 2025, metal companies produced 4.256 million tons of rolled metal (98.6% compared to the same period in 2024), of which, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, about 2.481 million tons, or 58.3%, were exported. In January-August 2024, the share of exports was 66.1% (2.853 million tons out of a total rolled metal production of 4.318 million tons).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in January-August 2025 is 32.37%, which is significantly lower than in January-August 2024 (46.83%). The share of flat products in export deliveries in January-August 2025 significantly exceeds the figure for January-August 2024 (44.38% and 39.19%, respectively). The share of long products is also significantly higher than in January-August 2024 (23.26% in 2025 vs. 13.99% in 2024).
The structure of imports in January-August 2025, as before, is characterized by a significant dominance of flat rolled products over long products (70.24% and 20.96%, respectively); in January-August 2024, the dominance of flat rolled products over long products was also significant (79.73% and 18.80%, respectively).
“In the first eight months of 2025, the domestic market capacity was 2 million 813.5 thousand tons of rolled metal, of which 1 million 42.5 thousand tons, or 37.00%, were imports. In January-August 2024, the domestic market capacity was 2 million 298.2 thousand tons, of which 833.2 thousand tons, or 36.25%, were imported. Thus, in January-August 2025, there was an increase in the capacity of the domestic market relative to January-August 2024 by 22.60%, with a simultaneous increase in the share of imports by 0.75%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal products in the first eight months of 2025 were the European Union (81.4%), other European countries (8.5%), and the CIS (6.6%).
Among metallurgical importers in January-August 2025, other European countries ranked first (52.7%), followed by the EU-27 (23.5%) and Asian countries (18.2%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled metal market in 2024 shrank by 6.26% compared to the previous year, to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022, to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
In January-June this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled metal products by 11.65% year-on-year to 1 million 938.7 thousand tons.
According to a press release issued by Ukrmetallurgprom on Friday, 716.7 thousand tons, or 36.97% of the domestic rolled metal consumption market, were imported during this period.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in the first six months of 2025, steelmakers produced 3.070 million tonnes of rolled steel (97.8% compared to the same period in 2024), of which, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, about 1.848 million tonnes, or 60.2%, were exported. In January-June 2024, the share of exports amounted to 63.6% (1.996 million tons with a total production of 3.140 million tons of rolled metal products).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries in January-June 2025 was 30.90%, which is significantly lower than in January-June 2024 (45.39%). The share of flat products in export deliveries in January-June 2025 is significantly higher than in January-June 2024 (46.81% and 41.73%, respectively). The share of long products is also significantly higher than in January-May 2024 (22.29% in 2025 vs. 12.88% in 2024).
The structure of imports in January-June 2025 is still characterized by a significant dominance of flat products over long products (77.31% and 20.96%, respectively); in January-June 2024, the dominance of flat products over long products was also significant (80.06% and 18.30%, respectively).
“In the first six months of 2025, the domestic market capacity amounted to 1938.7 thousand tons of rolled steel, of which 716.7 thousand tons, or 36.97%, were imported. In January-June 2024, the domestic market capacity was 1736.4 thousand tons, of which 592.4 thousand tons, or 34.12%, were imported. Thus, in January-June 2025, there was an 11.65% increase in the domestic market capacity compared to January-June 2024, with a simultaneous increase in the share of the import component by 2.85%,” the press release states.
According to the State Customs Service, the main export markets for Ukrainian rolled metal products in the first six months of 2025 are the European Union (83.1%), the rest of Europe (7.5%) and the CIS (6.7%).
In January-May 2025, the first place among metallurgical importers was taken by other European countries (57.4%), followed by the EU-27 (23.3%), and the third place by Asian countries (18.7%).
As reported, Ukraine’s rolled steel market in 2024 decreased by 6.26% year-on-year to 3 million 288.4 thousand tons, while in 2023 it increased 2.19 times compared to 2022 to 3 million 505.6 thousand tons.
