Previously, almost half of Russia’s export lead was purchased from EU countries and Switzerland. But from July 10, as part of the fifth package of sanctions, the EU will ban the purchase of lead from the Russian Federation.
In the Moscow region of Russia, the Fregat plant for the production of secondary lead has suspended work. This was reported by Kommersant in connection with company representatives on Wednesday, July 6th.
The reason for the closure of the largest lead plant in Russia was the complete cessation of exports. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has not issued a license for the export of business lead, and domestic demand for it is very low.
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Lead producers must obtain a license to export raw metal from May 15 to November 15. According to newspaper interlocutors, with the help of licensing, the Ministry of Industry and Trade wants to overcome the artisanal processors of old OSKAB lead-acid batteries, used in the manufacture of lead. Thus, the business needs to give permission for the collection, disposal, processing and disposal of OSKAB. At the same time, the plant cannot have a license for all types of OSKAB activity at the same time. The source added that this requirement was initially redundant.
The frigate annually produces about a quarter of total lead production in Russia (up to 40 thousand tons of lead and alloy per year). In the five months of 2022, the enterprise produced approximately 17,500 tons of metal.
Fregat said the plant has so far been suspended for a month.
“We will see what happens next with licensing. We will look for sales markets,” the company added.
Previously, almost half of Russia’s export lead was purchased from EU countries and Switzerland. But from July 10, as part of the fifth package of sanctions, the EU will ban the purchase of lead from the Russian Federation.
Recall that in the Urals, the director of the plant explained the delay in wages of a “special operation.” During the Great Patriotic War, no one asked about the salary, Denis Tasakov recalled.
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