In January-June, according to the railroad statistics, steel supplies for the construction of the Sila Sibiri (Power of Siberia) gas pipeline totaled 100.7 thousand tons, down by 28% YoY, by 61% from 2016 and by 35% from 2015. Steel pipes constituted the main part of the deliveries (87%), with large diameter pipes accounting for 6%,…
In January-July Ukraine exported 9.01 million tons of rolled metal, up by 6.1% YoY. 83.8% of the rolled metal produced was exported. The share of semi-finished products in exports grew to 44.52% from 40.78% last year. The share of the flat rolled metal was 34.05% against 34.44%, and of bars – 21.43% against 24.78%. The…
In January-July rolled metal consumption on the domestic market grew by 5.27% YoY, to 2399.5 thousand tons. At the same time imports increased by 13.03%, to 785.9 thousand tons. Ukrainian companies supplied some 1.74 million tons of metal to the domestic market, up by 36 thousand tons. The share of flat rolled metal in the…