Ferrous scrap market in (Russian market)

2015: 8.1% market decline to 68,657 kt

The volume of the ferrous scrap market in Russia in 2015 amounted to 68,657 thousand tons in physical terms, which is 8.1% less than in 2014. The volume of the non-ferrous metal scrap market in Russia in 2015 amounted to 3,122 thousand tons in physical terms, which is 18.4% more than in 2014. The main share in the scrap market of ferrous and non-ferrous metals is domestic production.

The total volume of ferrous scrap produced in Russia in 2015 amounted to 73,651 thousand tons, which is 8% less than in 2014. The largest share in the volume of black scrap in 2015 was occupied by turning chips, trimmings, etc. - 79%.

In 2015, 3,119 thousand tons of colored scrap were formed, which is 18% more than in 2014. The largest share in the volume of non-ferrous scrap in 2015 is occupied by waste and scrap of copper metals - 44%.

In 2015, the most black scrap was formed in the Ural Federal District - 34%. In 2015, the Ural Federal District also leads in the overall structure of the formed colored scrap - 35%.

The leading entity for the formation of black scrap metal in 2015 was the Sverdlovsk region - 22%. This is followed by the Chelyabinsk region - 11%. Closes the top three Vologda Oblast - 8%.

The leading entity for the formation of non-ferrous scrap metal in 2015 was the Sverdlovsk region - 29%. In second place is the Samara region - 7%. In third place is the Moscow region - 5%.

• According to DISCOVERY Research Group, a marketing agency

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