The Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced its results for the first half of 2013. In the given period Metinvest’s net profit amounted to $443 million, rising by 31% compared to the same period of the previous year. The company’s sales decreased by 3% year on year to $6.5 billion, mainly due…
Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced that its crude steel production increased by 2% to 3.2 million tons in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter. In the first nine months of the current year Metinvest produced 9.44 million tons of crude steel, down by 1% year on year. In addition,…
In October Ukrainian metal companies increased gas consumption by 7.2% (by 16 million cubic meters), to 239 million cubic meters, as compared to September. An average daily consumption of gas in October increased by 0.3 million cubic meters, to 7.7 million cubic meters, as compared to September. In 10 months metal companies have consumed 2.586…
On November 20th ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, received a license for the import of 90,000 tons of coke issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, which would allow it to import the coke needed from abroad up to the end of the current…
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In January-October Ukrainian metallurgical companies increased iron ore raw materials exports by 8%, to 2.31 million tons YoY. In October metal works imported 230,000 tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 35.3% compared to September. Iron ore raw materials exports in January-October increased by 9%, to 32.1 million tons YoY, and were around 3.4…
In October rolled metal output in Ukraine increased by 6.7%, or by 155,000 tons compared to September, to 2480,000 tons. In January-October rolled metal output increased by 0.6%, or by 153,000 tons, to 24400,000 tons YoY. In September rolled metal output in Ukraine decreased by 5.1%, or by 124,000 tons, to 2325,000 tons, as compared…
Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced that a new ring heating furnace has been commissioned at Interpipe Niko Tube to heat steel billets before rolling. The new furnace will enable high production capacity, energy efficiency, and reduction in metal consumption. The production capacity of the new furnace will be 325,000 tons…
