Ukraine in January-September this year reduced the import of manganese ore and concentrate in kind by 54.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 135.044 thousand tons.
According to statistics published by the State Customs Service (STS), in monetary terms, imports of manganese ore and concentrate for the specified period decreased by 50.7% – to $17.972 million.
In August-September, manganese ore was practically not imported.
At the same time, for the nine months of 2022, imports were carried out from Ghana (99.86% of supplies in monetary terms) and Belgium (0.1%) and Brazil (0.02%).
For nine months of 2022, Ukraine did not supply manganese ore and concentrate for export.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the import of manganese ore and concentrate in physical terms by 26.8% compared to 2020, to 425.279 thousand tons. In monetary terms, imports of manganese ore and concentrate over the specified period decreased by 29.6% to $53.917 million. At the same time, the main imports were from Ghana (99.87% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (0.07%) and Belgium ( 0.05%).
Last year, Ukraine supplied 770 tons of manganese ore and concentrate to Poland (94.38%) and the Russian Federation (5.62%) in the amount of $89 thousand, while in 2020 it exported 69.303 thousand tons of manganese ore and concentrate to $10.819 million
In Ukraine, manganese ore is mined and enriched by Pokrovsky (formerly Ordzhonikidzevsky) and Marganets mining and processing plants (both – Dnepropetrovsk region).
The consumers of manganese ore are ferroalloy enterprises.
