Ukraine: coke output down in Q1 2015
Coke and coal supplies to metal and chemical companies are still unstable. In January-March Ukrainian by-product coke plants decreased 6% moisture coke output by 42.6%, to 2.44 million tons, YoY.
Coke and coal supplies to metal and chemical companies are still unstable. In January-March Ukrainian by-product coke plants decreased 6% moisture coke output by 42.6%, to 2.44 million tons, YoY.
In March Ukraine exported $30.53 million worth of ferrous metals scrap, with imports totaling $0.45 million.
In March Ukraine exported $51.33 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $4.56 million.
ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih (Dniepropetrovsk region) believes that the initiative of the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine to increase tariffs for freight transportation by rail by 25-30% is unacceptable.