The Industrial Union of Donbass has enumerated its financial and manufacturing losses (of Alchevsk, Dneporvsky Iron and Steel Works, as well as steel plants in Europe) because of the Donbass railroad blockade from February 13 till March 6.

During this period of forced idleness Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works did not produce 128.1 thousand tons of pig iron, 139,2 thousand tons of steel, 89.3 thousand tons of slabs, 39.5 thousand tons of rolled metal and 115.5 thousand tons of coke.

The works did not supply slab to European customers valued at $36.2 million and rolled metal valued at $19.5 million.

Moreover AMK did not supply 65.7 thousand tons of coke to Dneprovsky Works and could not buy raw materials, products and services from Ukrainian suppliers valued at 1.7 billion UAH, including 283.7 million UAH of VAT.

In its turn, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works did not produce 136.5 thousand tons of pig iron and 143.5 thousand tons of square steel billets, nor supplied 143.5 thousand tons of billets to world markets valued at $52.5 million. DMK was not able to buy raw materials, products and services from Ukrainian suppliers valued at 1.443 billion UAH, including 240.5 million UAH of VAT. (Ukrainian metal)

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