In January-March Ukraine imported 291.3 thousand tons of steel, up by 24.4% YoY.
Domestic market increased consumption by 13.1%, to 1.056 million tons. Import’s share grew from 25.07% to 27.6%.
The shares of flat and long rolled metal in imports were almost equal – 48.5% and 47.9%, as opposed to 37.5% and 61.5% in Q1 2017.
The main suppliers of metal in Q1 2018 were the CIS countries (44.5%), EU (29.2%) and the Asian-Pacific region countries (23.4%). (Ukrainian metal)