According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 2010 to January 1 2011 Russia and other countries utilized 85.3% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of around 13,608 tons.The total quota…
Metinvest Holding LLC said it increased production by 32% last year after merging with the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.Its steel output jumped to 9.266 million tons in 2010 as compared with 7 million tons in 2009.Metinvest and Ilyich announced in July 2010 they planned to create a joint venture with annual output capacity…
It is reported that the Ukrainian flat steel producer Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a part of steel and rolled products division of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest, commissioned on December 30, 2010 its sintering machine No 8.Ilyich stopped its sintering machine No. 8 on November 22, 2010 for the planned…
According to Metallurgprom, Ukrainian iron and steel producers’ association, Ukrainian producers are likely to increase iron and steel production by 6% in 2011 compared to 2010 and finished steel products production is planned to increase by 7%.Forecast of steel companies is even more optimistic – pig iron production – growth by 12%, steel smelting –…