Ukraine issues semi-finished import and export data for January

In January Ukraine’s semi-finished steel product exports saw a 15% YoY increase to 963,840 tons valued at about $515.4 million, while its imports of semi-finished steel products increased by 37% YoY to 27,800 tons valued at $18.9 million.
Ukraine’s main semi-finished steel product export destinations in January were Italy (245,000 tons), Lebanon (165,060 tons), Syria (85,760 tons), India (79,210 tons) and Egypt (65,530 tons).
Of the total 27,800 tons of semi-finished steel products imported in Ukraine in January, 22,200 tons came from Russia, 5,000 tons from Belarus and 510 tons were imported from Romania. (SteelOrbis)