As reported by Open4Business, the Ukrainian rolled metal market in January-September In 2026, it decreased by 13.79% compared to the same period last year — to 2.728 million tons, according to the data of the association "Ukrmetalurgprom".
At the same time, the dependence of the domestic market on imported products has increased significantly. In nine months, Ukraine imported 1.276 million tons of rolled metal, which corresponds to 46.78% of domestic consumption.
A year earlier, the volume of the Ukrainian market was 3.1645 million tons, and imports - 1.2395 million tons, or 39.17%. Thus, despite the reduction in overall demand, the share of foreign rolled metal for the year increased immediately by 7.61 percentage points.
In fact, almost every second ton of rolled metal consumed on the domestic market of Ukraine in January-September 2026 was imported.
Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises during this period produced 3.729 million tons of rolled metal, which is 77% from the indicator of January-September 2025.
The decrease in domestic consumption occurs after the significant recovery of the market last year. According to the results of 2025, the volume of the rolled metal market increased by 21.73% to 4.002 million tons, and the share of imports was 40.07%.
For comparison: in 2024, the Ukrainian rolled metal market was 3.288 million tons, and in 2023 - 3.506 million tons.
Source: "Ukrmetalurgprom", State Customs Service of Ukraine.
