VIDEO: Political unrest and the steel industry in Ukraine

Escalating political tensions between Ukraine and Russia and increased uncertainty in eastern Ukraine have caught the world’s, and the steel industry’s, attention.

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Steel production in the region has so far been largely unaffected, but steel exports from Ukraine have suffered as obtaining pre-financing for trading activities has become more difficult on the increased risks due to the crisis.

The situation is developing all the time and, In this video, Steel First reporter Nina Nasman discusses the impact of the political uncertainty on the region’s steel industry.

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