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GMK Center Names Mandatory Condition for Resuming Operations of Metallurgical Plants in Ukraine

Economy 10/14/2026, 15:01

Ukrainian metallurgy is balancing on the brink of a shutdown: restarting plants requires EU market access, quota easing, and CBAM tax removal alongside security.

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EU Carbon Border Tax Becomes Critical for Ukraine: Government Urged to Postpone CBAM

Economy 10/05/2026, 09:05

Ukrainian businesses have urged the government to secure a postponement of the European CBAM carbon tax due to force majeure circumstances caused by the war.

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CBAM, Staff Shortages, and Investments: Main Challenges of the Mining Industry at United by Mining

Economy 10/03/2026, 15:09

At the United by Mining conference, experts and businesses discussed key mining industry challenges: staff shortages, CBAM impact, investments, and processing futures.

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Ukraine's Metallurgists' Federation: Scrap Export Should Not Be Opened Until an Effective Duty Is Restored

Economy 09/24/2026, 15:00

Ukraine's Metallurgists' Federation demands to maintain the zero quota on scrap export until an effective export duty is restored, which on September 16 fell from 180 to 10 euros per ton. Scrap collectors, conversely, have already called for opening shipments to the EU.

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Metallurgy on the Brink of Shutdown: Without State Support, the GMK's Goal of 20% of Processing Industry Will Remain a Slogan

Economy 09/23/2026, 16:29

Ukraine's MMC is losing up to 93% of its European exports due to CBAM and EU tariff quotas. Without separate state support for metallurgy, the government's goal of raising the processing industry to 20% of GDP is unattainable.

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"Now is not the time for barriers": author of the CBAM concept called for exempting Ukrainian steel from the carbon levy

Economy 09/23/2026, 16:11

Former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy called for exempting Ukrainian steel from the CBAM carbon levy, citing the war. Decisions on the mechanism's rules may be made within the next three to six months.

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Ukrainian metallurgy on the brink: steel production halved, experts seek ways to save the industry

Economy 09/22/2026, 19:26

In August 2026, steel and rolled metal production in Ukraine fell by roughly half due to strikes on plants and the blockade of Black Sea ports. Experts propose stabilizing Ukrzaliznytsia tariffs and deferring CBAM.

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The Perfect Storm: How Shelling and Port Blockades Halved Ukraine's Metallurgy

Economy 09/22/2026, 10:03

The August–September shelling and port blockades halted more than 70% of Ukraine's steel production. Output fell by half, rail exports by 2.5 times. The industry is in a "perfect storm."

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"We Are Not Thinking About Competition, but About Survival": Metinvest Warns of Risk of Losing the EU Market for 5–10 Years

Economy 09/19/2026, 19:58

Metsinvest's management warned that without a review of EU quotas, Ukrainian metallurgy risks losing access to the European market for 5–10 years amid the destruction of production capacity by Russian strikes.

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“There Is No More Resilience Buffer”: Metinvest’s COO Declares the Critical State of Ukraine’s Steel Industry

Economy 09/17/2026, 06:15

Minvest’s COO Alexander Myronenko stated that the financial resilience buffer of Ukraine’s steel industry has been exhausted: only two MPPs of the group are operating at 50% capacity, and production costs rose by 30% over the year due to the port blockade and logistics.

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Between Shelling and Quotas: Ukrainian Metallurgy Risks Losing Over 6% of GDP

Economy 09/08/2026, 13:43

Ukrainian metallurgy is losing volume due to the August strikes on the steelworks and new EU constraints: quotas and CBAM could halve production and cost the economy more than 6% of GDP. Autumn 2026 is the window for negotiations with Brussels.

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“One wish — to stay alive”: ICC Ukraine outlines the scale of Ukraine's industrial crisis and calls on Kyiv to ease the tariff burden

Economy 09/07/2026, 18:26

ICC Ukraine Vice President Bohdan Ivanjuk stated that Ukrainian industry is losing up to 70% of the MMC's foreign-currency earnings and is demanding that the state cut tariffs, revise CBAM and EU quotas, and provide targeted financing for large enterprises.

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Ukraine Needs an 'Industrial Ramstein': Expert Outlines Package of Measures to Save Industry

Economy 09/01/2026, 17:37

Economic expert Andriy Zablovskyi called for launching a comprehensive "industrial Ramstein" program to support Ukrainian industry amid the war and European restrictions.

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“They Are Striking at Our Economic Foundation”: FMM Warns of a Chain Reaction Crisis Without Urgent State Support for Industry

Economy 08/31/2026, 15:06

FMM head Serhiy Bilenskyi warned that without urgent state support for industry, Ukraine will face a chain reaction crisis: the two largest combined enterprises have been shut down, 45 enterprises were damaged in the first half of August, and logistics costs have risen three to five times.

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Ukrainian metallurgy on the brink: production could shrink by 50% by the end of 2026

Economy 08/31/2026, 13:44

Ukrainian metallurgy risks losing up to 50% of production by the end of 2026 due to Russian strikes, the closure of the Odesa ports, EU quotas, and rising tariffs. The industry is demanding up to €10 billion in state support.

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Ukrainian Metallurgy in Systemic Crisis: Strikes on Flagships, Blocked Ports and EU Quotas Are Costing Up to $200 Million in Revenue Per Month

Economy 08/28/2026, 16:29

Ukrainian metallurgy is losing up to $200 million in export revenue every month: strikes on plants, closed ports, rising rail tariffs and EU quotas are hitting the industry simultaneously.

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CBAM Will Cost Ukraine Billions: GMK Center Updates GDP and Export Loss Estimates Through 2030

Economy 08/26/2026, 19:07

GMK Center estimates Ukraine's GDP losses from CBAM at $372 million in 2026, rising to $1.754 billion by 2030; export losses could reach $7.248 billion. NAEIU is pushing for a special regime for Ukraine for the period of the war.

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Ukrainian Metallurgy Is Losing Out: How Subsidies from China, Turkey, and the EU Are Undermining the Industry's Competitiveness

Economy 08/25/2026, 17:51

Ukrainian metallurgy is losing competitiveness: with electricity priced at 126 euros/MWh, Chinese plants operate at 30 euros, while Turkish producers process Russian slabs at a $100/t discount. Amid the port blockade and rising rail tariffs, the largest plants are halting production.

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