In September sales of steel and pipes via railroad from the major metal companies dropped by 4.5% YoY, to 4.94 million tons.
Delivery to the local market totaled 2.91 million tons, down by 7.4%, while exports grew by 0.1%, to 2.03 million tons.
In 9 months steel sales via railroad reached 47.7 million tons, up by 4.2% YoY, including 27.2 million tons supplied to local customers, up by 4.2%, and 20.49 million tons of exports, up also by 4.2%. (Ukrainian metal)