In April direct deliveries of ferrous metals (pig iron, rolled metal, pipes and semi-finished products) to the major domestic automobile holdings (AvtoVAZ, KamAZ, GAS, Zil, Sollers, etc.) via railroad totaled 95.6 thousand tons, up by 4.5% MoM, but down by 1.3% YoY.
In March the results were +17.4% and +6.9%, while in February –9.9% and +1.2% respectively.
In January-April the deliveries totaled 351.5 thousand tons, up by 6.3% YoY, and the highest result in the past 4 years. (Ukrainian metal)