In January-September Ukraine exported 10.732 million tons of metal, down by 20.9% YoY.
In particular, semi-finished products exports dropped by 29.4%, to 4.241 million tons, long rolled metal – by 27.4%, to 2.653 million tons, and flat rolled metal – by 1.5%, to 3.838 million tons.
At the same time semis share in the total export structure decreased from 44.3% to 39.5%, that of long rolled metal – from 27% to 24.7%, while of flat rolled metal increased from 28.7% to 35.8%.
Metal deliveries to the local market grew by 7.5% YoY, to 2.737 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)