Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises have continued the upgrading of blast furnaces by installing coal injection facilities amid gas price hikes and tough competition on the domestic and foreign markets in 2012.Mr. Anatoliy Starovoit, director general of Dniepropetrovsk-based Ukrkoks association of coking and chemical enterprises, said that in 2013 smelters plan to produce 13.5 million tons of…
According to preliminary results, in 2012 Zaporizhstal’s finished steel product output decreased by 0.7% to 3.15 million tons, while its crude steel production declined by 0.7% to 3.78 million tons both compared to 2011.In 2012 Zaporizhstal saw a 5% YoY increase in its pig iron output to 3.19 million tons. (SteelGuru)
According to the data, issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukraine registered an 11.9% decrease in its finished steel product output to 26.819 million tons, a 6.6% decrease in its crude steel output to 32.394 million tons and a 1.3% decline in its pig iron production to 28.513 million tons all on year…