Ukraine's Nickel Imports Fell 23 Per Cent Year On Year

According to data released by the General Administration of Customs (STS), Ukraine's imports of nickel ore and concentrate in January-April 2022 decreased by 22.9% year-on-year to 285,900 wet tons; In currency terms, the value of nickel ore imports fell 24.1 per cent to us $13.072 million. Its ore is mainly imported from Guatemala (100% of deliveries are denominated in currency).

Ukraine's imports of nickel ore and concentrate in 2021 were reported to have decreased by 20.6% to 1.236 million wet tons compared to 2020. In currency terms, the value of nickel ore imports fell 22.2 per cent to $58.929m.

Pobuzhsky Ferronickel Plant (PFP, Kirovohrad region, part of Solway Group) imports nickel ore to Ukraine. PFP processes about 1.2 million wet tons of ore each year.