In January-September Ukrainian metal companies produced 21.49 million tons of carbon steel, down by 13.5% YoY.
At the same time pig iron output decreased by 9.9%, to 19.73 million tons, while rolled metal production fell by 13.7%, to 18.88 million tons, all YoY.
In 2013 Ukrainian metal companies produced 29.03 million tons of rolled metal, up by 0.3%, 32.68 million tons of steel, up by 0.9%, and 29.11 million tons of pig iron, up by 2.1 YoY. (Ukrainian metal)