RIA Novosti quoted the Federal Customs Service said Russia halted from April 1st the imports of Ukrainian steel pipes duty free over the failure to agree on a quota for the second quarter of 2010.In February 2010 Russian steel pipe producers, accounting for over 70% of the domestic steel pipe market, requested the government halt…
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…
It is reported that in March in comparison with February the Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works increased its output of; – finished rolled metal by 95.2% up to 369,000 tons;– steel by 72.0% up to 387,000 tons;– iron by 67.5% up to 330,000 tons;– agglomerate by 23.1% up to 437,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
The Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans to complete the construction of its new continuous billet caster No 3 by the end of the first half of this year.The new 1.7 million tons capacity continuous caster No 3 will allow DMKD…
According to the data issued by the Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding, in March this year its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works increased its large diameter pipe output to 11,890 tons from just 353 tons in February.In January to March this year, KhPW produced 31,124 tons of LD pipes down by 79.2% YoY…
In March in comparison with February the Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky increased its production of:– finished rolled metal by 51.3% up to 283,000 tons;– steel by 49.8% up to 301,000 tons;– iron by 24.2% up to 280,000 tons;– agglomerate by 18.9% up to 435,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
It is reported that in January to March 2010 Dneprospetsstal electrometallurgical works has increased its crude steel production by 48.3% in comparison with Q1 2009 to 85,000 tons and finished steel by 72.6% to 57,000 tons.As per report, in March 2010 the mill smelted 32,000 tons of steel and produced 22,000 tons of finished steel.The…