The Donetskstal Group is in talks on the acquisition of Zelezara Smederevo steel mill in Serbia.The press service of private joint-stock company Donetskstal Metallurgical Plant said “Information on the stoppage of talks, that have appeared in media reports, are rumors that are not true. At present, the Serbian government is considering the possibility of participating…
ArcelorMittal Ukrainian unit said steel production rose by 5.9% YoY in March as equipment was fixed.ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih production jumped to 505,100 tons from 476,900 tons in March 2011. First quarter output was 7.3% higher at 1.47 million tons, while crude steel production grew by 7.5%, to 1.47 million tons. (SteelGuru)
Ukraine’s Economic Development and Trade Ministry considers accusations of dumping against Ukrainian pipe producers by their European competitors to be unfounded, and it will help these companies in the investigation launched by the European Commission.Mr. Valeriy Pyatnytsky, Ukrainian government commissioner for European integration, said “We are writing our commentaries and registering ourselves as an interested…
