Ukrmetallurgprom believes that in May Ukraine will produce 1.9 million tons of steel, and 1.7 million tons both of pig iron and rolled metal.

As of April 10, 20 out of 21 blast furnaces, 8 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces, 15 out of 16 converters, 7 out of 15 electric arc furnaces and all the 15 continuous casting machines were in operation.

In Q1 Ukraine produced 5.51 million tons of steel, 5.21 million tons of pig iron and 4.78 million tons of rolled metal, up by 5%, down by 1% and up by 2% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)

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