According to the official statistics, in the January-May period this year Ukraine’s manganese ore imports decreased by 56.1 percent year on year to 247,200 mt. In terms of value, Ukraine’s manganese ore imports in the given period declined by 70 percent year on year to $32 million, SteelOrbis has learned. Ghana with its 80.37 percent share of the total value of Ukrainian imports was the main supplier. Meanwhile, Russia and South Africa accounted for 12.61 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively.
In May alone, Ukraine’s manganese ore import shipments declined dramatically, to 8,000 mt, down by 92.9 percent year on year. In terms of value, the total was $1.42 million, down 92.7 percent year on year.