In July Ukraine will produce 2.2 million tons of steel, 2.1 million tons of pig iron and 1.9 million tons of rolled metal, Metallurgprom believes.
Railroaders strike in late May – early June paralyzed raw materials and products deliveries to and from some metal and coke companies, and this resulted in a considerable decrease of output.
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works has been idle from May 30 till June 13, Donetskstal has been on halt since June 9, Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works decreased output 3 times MoM, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after Dzerzhinsky – 2 times.
At the same time the current metal output is on the level of 80% of May results.
As of June 14, 23 out of 28 blast furnaces, 8 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces, 17 out of 21 converters and 6 out of 16 electric furnaces were in operation. (Ukrainian metal)