MINSK, 6 January (BelTA) - Purchases of ferrous metals and related products have increased on exchange trading in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).
In 2025, enterprises in the real sector of the economy acquired 475,000 tonnes of ferrous metals and related products through BUCE trading, which is 4% higher than the same indicator in 2024. Over a thousand economic entities regularly purchased metal through BUCE, primarily from sectors such as metalworking, construction, energy, and machine building. Domestic consumers showed the greatest demand for steel pipes, rebar, and sheet metal. These items accounted for approximately 60% of the total volume of ferrous metal products sold on the exchange.
The increase in sales of ferrous metals and related products via the BUCE platform was facilitated by favorable pricing conditions in this segment of the exchange market, where a downward trend persisted throughout the entire previous year.
“The dynamics of exchange prices in Belarus fully reflected the price trends in Russia’s domestic market, which supplies the lion’s share of steel products to our country. Consequently, by the end of 2025, the price index for the main range of ferrous metal products fell by more than 7%. Looking at specific commodity items, for example, rebar, depending on size and lot volume, was sold on the exchange in December 2025 for Br1,300-1,700 per tonne excluding VAT. Thus, compared to the beginning of the year, the cost of this product category decreased by an average of 9%. In turn, cold-rolled and galvanized sheet metal became cheaper by 4%, while angle and channel steel decreased by 9%. Quotations for these items in the last month of the previous year ranged from Br2,150-3,200 per tonne and Br1,750-2,500 per tonne, respectively,” the BUCE press service reported.
Founded in 2004, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange conducted its first trading session in June 2005. BUCE is one of the largest commodity exchanges in Eastern Europe. Its main function is to assist Belarusian enterprises with export and foreign companies with entering the Belarusian market. BUCE sells a wide range of metal, forestry and agricultural products, industrial and consumer goods.
