London-listed Ferrexpo plc exported 5.8 million tons of iron ore pellets through 2018, retaining its leadership as the largest pellet exporter of the former Soviet Union

London-listed Ferrexpo plc exported 5.8 million tons of iron ore pellets through 2018, retaining its leadership as the largest pellet exporter of the former Soviet Union. Its main mines are in central Ukraine — Poltava and Kremenchuk. Ferrexpo’s main markets are: Europe, Japan, South Korea and China. After Ferrexpo, the regional ranking of exports through July was: Russia’s Severstal – 3.2 million tons; Ukraine’s Metinvest holding — 3 million tons; and Russia’s Metalloinvest — 2.3 million tons.