Italian manufacturers of steel products buy cheap semi-finished products in Russia
The opportunities of Ukrainian metallurgists on the European market are not competitive, because the EU is still able to buy cheap Russian slabs, which are still not subject to sanctions.
In addition, the SVAM European environmental duty mechanism will soon become operational, which will become another obstacle for our products. Therefore, the authorities need to make efforts to ensure equal conditions for Ukraine on the European market. Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of Metinvest's general director's office, said this at the Kyiv International Economic Forum.
He noted that one of the obstacles to the modernization of Ukrainian metallurgy is the system of guarantees, which does not create equal conditions for Ukrainian and European enterprises.
“You have to go to the market, take money, and the ministry will provide you with guarantees. This is not live money. Europeans…
