Ukrainian coal exports drop in November 2014
In January-November 2014 Ukraine imported $1.61 billion worth of boghead and blind-coal.
Ukrainian steel prices to keep falling in 2015
In 2015 Ukrainian steel prices will continue falling due to manufacture cost price decrease and high competitions between manufacturers.
Ukraine’s coke output drops in first 11 months
It is reported that Ukraine’s metallurgical coke output totaled 12.93 million tonnes during the first eleven months of 2014, down by 19.9% compared to the same time of last year.
Ukraine cuts steel smelting by 17% in 2014 due to hostilities in ATO zone
Ukrainian metal companies cut steel production by 17% in 2014 compared to 2013, to 27.161 million tonnes, the Metallurgprom association (Dnipropetrovsk) has told Interfax-Ukraine. (https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukraine-cuts-steel-smelting-by-17-in-2014-due-to-hostilities-in-ato-zone-376779.html)
Ukraine’s Ferrexpo Produces Record Iron Ore Pellet in 2014
Ukrainian iron ore pellet producer Ferrexpo PLC (FEEXF) said Tuesday it has produced a record annual output of iron ore pellets, a high quality raw material used in steel making.
Metinvest forced to reduce output in Ukraine
Ukrainian firm Metinvest will take three to five months to rebuild a rail bridge over the Kalchik river that was destroyed in an attack on 23 December, claiming the life of one steel worker and forcing the company to reduce output at its two mills, the company has said.