In January-February Ukraine exported 2.71 million tons of metal, or 88% of the total amount produced.
Last year the share was 84.8%, or 2.64 million tons of 3.11 million tons produced.
Semi-finished steel products accounted for 47.53% of exports, up from 43.19% last year.
The share of the flat metal was 33.35% against 31.91%, while that of bars fell from 24.9% to 19.12%.
The main importers were EU countries (34.7%), Africa (17.2%) and other European countries including Turkey (12.5%). (Ukrainian metal)
