Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal, a part of the Ukrainian mining and steel group Metinvest, has
stated that it has suspended its supplies to Russia due to recent problems
experienced at Russian customs.
Russia's Customs Service has tightened controls on
Ukrainian goods since August 14th, blocking the supply of products to the
Russian market.
Zaporizhstal
supplies about 15-17% of it annual production, or 45,000 metric tons of steel
products, to the Russian and CIS markets. The steel producer supplies about
20-25% of its output to Europe. (SteelGuru)