In January to August Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal‘s finished steel product output increased by 1.25% to 1.843 million tons, while its crude steel production rose by 2.7% to 2.229 million tons both compared to January to August 2009. In addition, the plant saw a 0.9% YoY growth in its pig iron output to 1.833 million tons…
According to the data for the first seven months of 2010, Ukraine’s exports of steel pipes decreased by 16.9% YoY to 651,910 tons, while its semi-finished steel product exports went up by 1% YoY to about 7.016 million tons.Meanwhile, in January to July the country’s exports of flat rolled steel increased by 15.6% to about…
In August the Ukrainian pipe making industry demonstrated a 7.5% growth rate. The growth leader was HRTR, with a 70.6% MoM growth, yet still trailing last year’s January to August performance by 65.0%.Interpipe’s NVTR production declined by 5.6%, while NITR output remained stable. The rest of the industry has shown a 1.3% MoM increase in…