According to the Ministry of economic development, in September the metallurgical manufacture index increased by 0.5% YoY, but dropped by 3.2% MoM.
In particular, pig iron output increased by 4.9% YoY, stainless steel by 0.3%, non-alloyed steel by 0.4%, alloyed steel by 4.6%, rolled metal by 1.6%, seamless stainless steel pipes by 27.9%, compressor-pump pipes by 5.8%, aluminum foil by 4.4%, raw copper by 9.8%. At the same time copper wire output decreased by 14.9%, and raw nickel by 2.2%. (Ukrainian metal)