In 2015 Ukrainian metal makers increased their losses by 31.6% YoY, or by 7.5 billion UAH, to 31.2 billion UAH.
The net income from metal sales went up by 14% YoY, or by 27.3 billion UAH, to 194.5 billion.
In 2015 metal makers received 19.9 billion UAH of VAT reimbursement. As of January 1, 2016 metal companies claim 4.1 billion UAH of VAT reimbursement.
In 2014 Ukrainian metal industry increased its losses by 84.4% YoY, or by 10.3 billion UAH, to 22.5 billion. (Ukrainian metal)