According to Dmitrii Lippa, CEO of “Metinvest-SMC”, in January-August Ukrainian rolled metal market capacity decreased by 5%, to 3.198 million tons, YoY.
In particular, in the given period angle sales decreased by 19%, to 120,000 tons, as compared to the same period of 2012. Hot-rolled sheet and coil sales decreased by 11%, to 1.315 million tons, while the beam sales fell by 7%, to 38,000 tons, all YoY. (Ukrainian metal)