In January-September Ukrainian metal companies produced 21.49 million tons of carbon steel, down by 13.5% YoY.
At the same time pig iron output in Ukraine decreased by 9.9%, to 19.73 million tons, that of rolled metal – by 13.7%, to 18.88 million tons, all YoY.
In 2013 metal companies produced 29.03 million tons of rolled metal, 32.68 million tons of steel and 29.11 million tons of pig iron, all up by 0.3%, 0.9% and 2.1% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)