Ukraine: manganese concentrate and sinter output up in March 2015
In March Ukraine produced 113.6 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, up by 86.8%, or by 52.8 thousand tons, MoM.
In March Ukraine produced 113.6 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, up by 86.8%, or by 52.8 thousand tons, MoM.
In January-March Ukrainian companies exported 265.81 thousand tons of ferrous metals scrap, up by 71%, worth $69.02 million, up by 40.3%, YoY.
In 2014 Interpipe Dniepropetrovsk Vtormet increased its loses by 57.3%, to 68.8 million UAH, YoY.
The majority of mining and metal companies in Ukraine have been on the verge of bankruptcy since 2014, which they managed to avoid only thanks to the devaluation of the national currency and the improved competitiveness of Ukrainian products on foreign markets, Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said.