In January-September metal consumption in Ukraine increased by 6.3% YoY.
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, metal companies supplied 2.737 million tons of products to the local market against 2.574 million tons in 9 months of 2016.
The local market share increased from 15.8% to 20.3%.
At the same time exports dropped by 20.8% YoY, to 10.732 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)