Donetskstal has decided to stop operations at Donetsk Iron and Steel Works because of problems with logistics in the Antiterrorist operation zone. “The blast furnaces have been shut down until the railroad starts working again”, said Metallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov. In May DMZ produced 106 thousand tons of pig iron – the largest volume since…
In May Zaporozhogneupor increased output by 4% YoY. “Chamotte wares output increased by 19%, that of chamotte-kiln wares – by 32%, of mixes – by 27%, all YoY. Refractory concretes and masses output grew 3 times YoY”, said the company in its statement. All in all in May the company produced 4185 tons of chamotte…
In May industrial prices increased by 5.3% MoM and by 13.9% YoY in January-May. According to the State Statistics Service, mining prices went up by 19.7 MoM, processing – by 4%, including by 13.4% in metal. Coke prices in May increased by 1.6% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)