A shortage of Ukrzaliznytsia freight trains has become critical, forcing iron producers to increase their stocks four times,

A shortage of Ukrzaliznytsia freight trains has become critical, forcing iron producers to increase their stocks four times, says Alexander Kalenkov, president of Ukrmetallurgprom, the mining and metal association. Writing on the association’s website, he charges companies will lose $100 million in exports in August alone. He said that in July and August, 300 trains failed to show up to haul product down the Dnieper Railway to Black Sea Ports. He made the charges after meeting the executives of the state railroad Monday.