In January-November Ukrainian metal companies increased iron ore raw materials (IORM) imports by 5%, to 2.55 million tons YoY.
In November metal works imported 240 thousand tons of IORM, up by 4.3% compared to October.
In eleven months metal companies are supplied with 98% of pellets (from the calculated needs), 97% of agglomerate, 100% of sinter ore and 99% of concentrate.
In January-November Ukrainian exports of IORM increased by 9%, to 34.7 million tons YoY, and were on the level of 3.3 million tons in November, down by 2.9% to October. (Ukrainian metal)