In January-May Ukrainian ferroalloy companies produced 389.5 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 8.2% YoY.
According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, silicomanganese output went up by 3.9%, to 323.6 thousand tons, while that of ferromanganese decreased by 23.5%, to 33.8 thousand tons, and ferrosilicon (45%) production went down by 53.1%, to 36.7 thousand tons, all YoY.
The country also produced 4.4 thousand tons of metallic manganese, while in January-May 2014 it was not produced at all.
Due to the military activity in the region Stakhanov Ferroalloy Plant was still idle. (Ukrainian metal)