It is reported that in March this year the situation of the Ukrainian steelmakers improved and their crude steel output increased by 23.4% compared to February to 2.9 million tons. The growth was due to the recovery of demand in the country export markets and the increase in steel traders’ purchases due to a higher number of working days in the month and the partial resolution of the coke shortage problem as well as due to the more favorable weather conditions.
According to analysts estimates, in March Ukrainian steel producers reached 75% of their capacity utilization level.
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih:
– finished steel output reached 1.3 million tons, up by 25.7% YoY,
– crude steel outputs reached 1.474 million tons, up by 37% YoY,
– pig iron, 1.3 million tons, up by 35% YoY,
– agglomerate, 2.354 million tons, up by 29.6% YoY,
– coke output 632,000 tons, up by 7.6% YoY,
– iron ore concentrate, 2.06 million tons, up by 36.7% YoY,
– iron ore, 316,000 tons, down by 4.7% YoY.
Azovstal:
– crude steel output rose by 69% YoY to about 1.4 million tons,
– pig iron production rose by 67% YoY to 1.19 million tons,
– finished steel production increased by 70.7% to 1.31 million tons,
– metallurgical coke output registered an increase of 10.5% YoY to 500,500 tons.
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works:
– finished steel product output increased by 53% to 990,000 tons,
– pipe production up 2.53 times YoY to 18,500 tons,
– crude steel production went up by 49% to 1.37 million tons,
– pig iron output rose by 47.3% to 1.15 million tons,
– agglomerate production increased by 45% YoY to 2.6 million tons.
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky:
– crude steel production dropped by 10.6% to 799,000 tons,
– pig iron production went down by 6.4% YoY to 771,000 tons,
– finished steel declined by 13.8% to 738,000 tons,
– agglomerate production dropped by 0.4% to 1.183 million tons.
Zaporizhstal:
– finished steel production decreased by 6% to 648,000 tons,
– crude steel production fell by 5% YoY to 789,000 tons,
– agglomerate production went down by 5.7% to 1.163 million tons,
– pig iron production declined by 2.6% YoY to 671,000 tons.
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works:
– pig iron production fell by 14.9% to 745,000 tons,
– crude steel production went down by 9.7% to 867,000 tons,
– finished steel production declined by 12.2% to 792,000 tons,
– agglomerate production increased by 3.7% YoY to 1.15 million tons.
Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works:
– pig iron production rose by 1.3% to 537,400 tons,
– finished steel output climbed up by 4.1% to 599,300 tons,
– crude steel production went up by 1.2% YoY to 615,300 tons,
– agglomerate production decreased by 11.7% YoY to 459,000 tons. (SteelOrbis)