In January-October Ukrainian refractory companies produced 182 thousand tons of products, up by 5% YoY.
Metal wares output totaled 166 thousand tons, up by 15% YoY. Iron ore production dropped by 6%, to 62.83 million tons, concentrate – by 5%, to 52.41 million tons,
At the same time iron ore raw materials output went up by 2%, to 47.1 million tons, including 18.67 million tons of pellets and 28.42 million tons of sinter, both up by 2% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)