The Ural Federal District has experienced a significant downturn in scrap metal shipments during the first ten months of 2025, according to operational data. The decline has affected all major industrial regions of the district, indicating a persistent negative trend throughout the year.
Major Industrial Regions Record Steep Drops
The Sverdlovsk region (Yekaterinburg), the district’s largest scrap supplier, registered the biggest absolute decline. Shipments fell by 245,000 tonnes, dropping from 824,000 tonnes to 579,000 tonnes, a decrease of 29.73%.
The Chelyabinsk region (Chelyabinsk), another industrial center of the Urals, also showed a pronounced decline. Shipments decreased from 380,000 tonnes to 271,000 tonnes, marking a 28.68% contraction.
Oil and Gas Regions Also Impacted
A deep reduction was observed in the energy-rich Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Khanty-Mansiysk), where volumes slid from 347,000 tonnes to 226,000 tonnes, a fall of 34.87%.
Most Severe Relative Decreases
The sharpest percentage declines were recorded in the northern and smaller regions:
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Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Salekhard): shipments plunged by 46.15%, from 26,000 tonnes to 14,000 tonnes.
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Kurgan region (Kurgan): volumes fell by 40.35%, from 57,000 tonnes to 34,000 tonnes.
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Tyumen region (Tyumen): shipments decreased by 30.56%, from 72,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes.
Market Context
Despite holding a notable share of the Ural scrap market, MMK’s presence in absolute terms shows a stark contrast compared with 2021 levels, underscoring the broader structural downturn across the region’s scrap collection and shipment system.
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