MOSCOW/VERKHNYAYA SALDA, Oct. 6 - PJSC VSMPO-Avisma this year will buy 85% of its ilmenite from Ukrainian suppliers, whereas earlier it bought all of its ilmenite from them.

"There are no long-term contracts for ilmenite. Around the world they are signed for a year. This year, 85% of ilmenite [will be] supplied from Ukraine, VSMPO-Avisma CEO Mikhail Voyevodin said.