KIEV, Oct. 24 – The UAVtormet Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals has strongly criticized the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade for placing obstacles in the way of granting permits for scrap metal exports, which worsens the financial situation at sector enterprises, and has appealed to Prime Minister Mykola Azarov for help.

According to a letter of UAVtormet President, Regions Party MP Vasyl Hureyev, sent to the ministry on October 18, the copy of which has been sent to Interfax-Ukraine, the ministry is failing to resolve issues important to companies engaged in operations with scrap metals, which affects the work of metallurgical enterprises. In particular, the ministry is currently failing to license scrap metal exports.