In April Ukraine produced 2016 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 6.6% MoM, or by 125 thousand tons. According to Metallurgprom, in January-April rolled metal output went up by 18.5% YoY, or by 1143 thousand tons, to 7311 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In April Ukraine produced 2197 thousand tons of steel, up by 1.1% MoM, or by 23 thousand tons. According to Metallurgprom, in January-April steel output increased by 17% YoY, or by 1206 thousand tons, to 8280 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Metallurgprom believes in June Ukraine will produce 2.2 million tons of steel, 2.1 million tons of pig iron and 1.9 million tons of rolled metal. At present Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant is idle. As of May 1, 26 out of 28 blast furnaces, 7 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces and 17 out of 21 converters were…
Zaporizhstal successfully delivers metal to its clients through the Zaporozhye river port, decreasing transportation time and logistics expenses. According to the sales director Vladimir Kolomiets, the works saves $2-4 per ton when shipping by river as compared with railroad delivery. The company also decreases its transportation expenses, by bringing metal to the port by automobiles,…
In April Ukraine exported $14.37 million worth of ferrous metals scrap, with imports on the level of $0.24 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main importer of Ukrainian scrap in April was Turkey ($14.23 million). In January-April scarp exports totaled $16.84 million, while imports were on the level of $1.78 million. (Ukrainian metal)
Supervisory board of Kremenchuk Steel Works has appointed Victor Samusenko chairman of the board. According to the company statement, Rostislav Dubrov, Andrei Klimenko and Stanislav Tyzha were reelected members of the board. Tyzha was appointed acting chairman on January 13. The next day chairman of the board Dmitry Chernenko was dismissed. (Ukrainian metal)