In January-March Ukrainian metal companies smelted 7.53 million tons of steel, down by 9% YoY.
Rolled metal manufacture decreased by 8%, to 6.73 million tons.
Steel pipes production in January-March fell to 0.34 million tons, down by 15% YoY.
The country produced 7 million tons of pig iron, down by 3% YoY.
In 2014 Ukrainian metal companies planned to produce 30.5 million tons of rolled metal (29.04 million tons in 2013) and 34.5 million tons of steel (32.86 million tons in 2013). (Ukrainian metal)
