Ukraine steel exports in January to April 2010 surge

For the first four months of 2010: a 32.7% YoY increase in pig iron exports to 537,980 tons, a 58.3% YoY growth in scrap exports to 218,000 tons, a 10.5% YoY increase in semi-finished steel product to 3.689 million tons, a 37.9% YoY growth in long products to 2.014 million tons, a 20% YoY increase in flat products to 2.268 million tons, a 24.4% YoY decrease in steel pipes to 324,340 tons. (SteelGuru)