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    June 13, 2022

    Pig Iron Excluded from Ukraine’s Export Ban

    Written by Laura Miller

    Ukraine has implemented an export ban on energy-related materials, but pig iron has been excluded from that ban.

    As of June 10, natural gas exports are prohibited by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, as are exports of anthracite coal including briquettes, pellets, and similar solid fuels derived from coal. Coking coal, however, has been excluded from the list, as has pig iron, Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO of the Kyiv-based GMK Center told SMU. A ban on pig iron exports is not expected, as it provides great export opportunities for domestic iron and steel companies and is currently not in short supply.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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