In January-May Ukrainian metal companies produced 12.9 million tons of carbon steel, down by 6.4% YoY.
Pig iron output fell by 0.6%, to 12.1 million tons, while rolled metal manufacture decreased by 2.9%, to 11.38 million tons, all YoY.
In 2013 Ukrainian metal companies produced 29.03 million tons of rolled metal, 32.68 million tons of steel and 29.11 million tons of pig iron, up by 0.3%, 0.9% and 2.1% YoY correspondingly. (Ukrainian metal)