According to the data issued by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in January to September 2009 Ukraine steel market was down by 41.1% YoY to about 4.165 million tons.
During the period in question, the share of imports in the domestic market decreased from 20% YoY to 12% YoY amounting to 527,900 tons of steel products.

In January to September 2009 Ukraine primary steel market capacity, excluding pipes, was as follows, in million tones:
Product
January-September 2008
January-September 2009
Change
Rebar
0.911
0.373
-59.1
Beam
0.091
0.030
-67.5
Wire rod
0.525
0.355
-32.3
HRC
2.372
1.423
-40
CRC
0.440
0.215
-51.1
Angle
0.263
0.114
-56.8
Channel
0.220
0.109
-50.2
Others
2.253
1.546
-31.4
Market capacity
7.075
4.165
-41.1

Just as in the corresponding period of the previous year, in January to September this year the biggest share in Ukrainian domestic rolled steel product consumption was held by hot-rolled coil, with more than a third of the total volume at 34.17% followed by rebar and wire rod, with 8.95% and 8.52% respectively.
In January to September 2009, Ukraine‘s  main consumer of steel remained the pipe sector which increased its share of overall consumption in the domestic steel market from 24.7% to 27.3% while the local metal trade sector which occupied first place in January to September 2008 saw its share decrease from 34.5% to 25.4%. (SteelOrbis)

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