Ukraine: February 2015 witnessed pig iron output fall
In February Ukraine produced 1433 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 16.7%, or by 287 thousand tons, MoM.
In February Ukraine produced 1433 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 16.7%, or by 287 thousand tons, MoM.
In January-February major Ukrainian pipe companies produced 141.3 thousand tons of ferrous pipes, down by 29.8% YoY. In February pipe output was on the level of 59.5 thousand tons.
Dneprometiz (Dniepropetrovsk), metal wares manufacturer, finished 2014 with 95.15 million UAH of losses.
In 2014 Azovstal Iron and Steel Works received 915.89 million UAH of profits.
In January-February Ukrainian companies produced 161.2 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 6.4% YoY.
Zaporozhkoks, one of the largest by-product coke manufacturers in Ukraine, finished 2014 with net losses of 3.01 million UAH, while in 2013 net losses were on the level of 52.56 million UAH.
In January-February Zaporizhstal produced 640.8 thousand tons of steel, up by 2.1% YoY.
In February Ukraine exported $188.81 million worth of iron ore, with imports reaching $11.31 million.