KYIV, April 5 – Ukrainian enterprises working with scrap ferrous metals in January-March 2018 increased exports of these products 260% compared to the same period in 2017, to 140,116 metric tons.

According to customs statistics made public by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, scrap metal exports in monetary terms grew 4.1-fold, to $47,788 ($11,548 in January-March 2017).

In March, exports of scrap metal totaled 53,668 tons, while in February – 52,634 tons and January – 33,814 tons.