In June 2013 Ukraine’s exports of steel products decreased by 0.8% MoM to 1.878 million metric tons. In January to June Ukraine exported 11.834 million metric tons of steel products, up by 0.9% YoY. (SteelGuru)
The beginning of August marked an eventful period at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, as the Ukrainian plant not only celebrated its 79th anniversary, but also 2 successful years of continuous casting. The continuous casting department and facilities started operating in 2011, to fulfill the obligations undertaken as part of Kryvyi Rih’s sales and purchase agreement signed…
Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metal holding company, has reported that controls by Russian customs on its steel products supplied to the Russian market have increased from August 13th, 2013. Extra weighing is now carried out by Russian customs on all incoming steel, whereas previously only certain incoming consignments were selected and examined. Extra…
Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal, a part of the Ukrainian mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that it has suspended its supplies to Russia due to recent problems experienced at Russian customs. Russia’s Customs Service has tightened controls on Ukrainian goods since August 14th, blocking the supply of products to the Russian market. Zaporizhstal supplies about…
In the first seven months of the current year the crude steel production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 3.6678 million metric tons, up by 0.22% YoY. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih saw a 8.2% increase YoY in its finished steel output to 3.3533 million metric tons, while its…
In September Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to decrease by 5.1% compared to July to 2.670 million metric tons. In September pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.490 million metric tons, up by 0.7% compared to the July results, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.4 million metric tons,…
Mr. Rostyslav Shurma, director general of Zaporizhstal, said that Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and metal group of companies, could merge Zaporizhstal and Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke-chemical goods in Ukraine, in the long term.Mr. Shurma said that the merger of the two companies was logical, as they operated at one…
Mr. Rostislav Shurma, general director of Zaporizhstal Group, said that Zaporizhstal Group, part of the Ukrainian iron and steel holding Metinvest, posted a net profit of UAH 200 million in the first half of 2013, compared with a net loss of about UAH 500 million in the same period last year.Mr. Shurma said that “The…