In January-February Ukrainian metal companies produced 3.46 million tons of carbon steel, down by 29% YoY.

Pig iron manufacture decreased by 31%, to 3.15 million tons, while that of rolled metal – by 30%, to 3.05 million tons.

Metallurgical coke output fell by 42%, to 1.63 million tons, while steel pipes production went down by 36%, to 129 thousand tons.

February saw steel smelting in Ukraine fall to its historical minimum.

In 2014 Ukrainian metal companies produced 23.79 million tons of rolled metal, 27.16 million tons of steel and 24.81 million tons of pig iron, all down by 17.7%, 16.9% and 14.8% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)

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