Ukrainian semi-finished steel exports fall slightly in January to May

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According to the data, released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in January to May Ukrainian exports of semi-finished steel products decreased by 0.1%YoY to 4.781 million tons.In January to May, Ukraine exported 2.690 million tons of slabs, up by 18.5%, while exports of square billets dropped by 18.6% to 2.044…

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih starts installing billet caster

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ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based steel giant ArcelorMittal, has started to install its continuous casting billet mill. The steelmaker announced the beginning of the construction of its new continuous casting complex one year ago. The complex is due to start production operations in September.The estimated capacity of the six strand billet…