Ukrzaliznytsya and consumers have agreed on key terms for the sale of scrap-Mass media
The state—owned Ukrzaliznytsya company, metallurgical plants and scrap-harvesting companies during a joint meeting on January 23, 2026 in Kiev reached agreements in principle on the terms of scrap metal sales, which will improve the auction results of the railway operator, writes RBC - Ukraine.
The text of the publication notes that during the meeting, the head of UZ, Alexander Pertsovsky, reported on large stocks of scrap ready for sale, and admitted that auctions did not give the desired result. So, in 2025, the company sold 79.6 thousand tons of scrap, but shipped only 30.3 thousand tons. At the same time, 91.7 thousand tons of resources have been accumulated at the railway sites, ready for sale.
Representatives of Interpipe and Metinvest expressed their understanding of the problems of the state–owned company and declared their readiness to work out mutually beneficial conditions for the sale of scrap and wagons so that the seller could increase sales of goods and buyers could provide the metallurgical industry with resources.
According to RBC — Ukraine, the participants of the event agreed that it is necessary to divide the lots according to the terms of delivery. About 80% of Ukrzaliznytsia's scrap should be sold on the terms of delivery of car shipments to the buyer's site (FCA according to the International Classification of Incoterms) and about 20% should be left for sale on the terms of pickup from the railway stations of the state–owned company, including by road (EXW conditions).
"The lots must be divided into volumes that will be sold on FCA and EXW terms, as well as defined in contracts and specific deadlines for scrap shipment," said Valentin Makarenko, Chairman of the Board of Interpipe Dneprovtormet. His opinion was supported by Ivan Kovalevsky, General Director of Metinvest — Resurs, who noted the need to define the terms of the FCA and adhere to clear deadlines within which the shipment of the purchased scrap will be carried out.
Representatives of the Property Policy Department of Ukrzaliznytsia heard the opinion of their colleagues in the market and declared that these positions were taken into account in draft contracts for future auctions for the sale of scrap.
Alexander Pertsovsky also admitted that the company has thousands of decommissioned wagons that need to be cut into scrap for further sale, but the railway does not have the capacity to carry out this work. Representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia announced that they would deliver 24 wagons (with all components weighing 20 tons each) to the buyer's freight stations on their own, from where they could be picked up by buyers. This is a traffic safety requirement.
This position was supported by metallurgists. Nevertheless, the steel mills emphasized the importance of the indication in the documents.