In January-April, Ukraine increased steel output by 7.2% YoY, to 7.14 million tons.
Manufacture of pig iron grew by 9.1%, to 7.08 million tons, and rolled metal – by 7.4%, to 6.41 million tons.
Last year, Ukraine produced 20.549 million tons of steel, down by 1.4%, 18.344 million tons of rolled metal, up by 0.7%, and 20.358 million tons of pig iron, up by 1.5%. (Ukrainian metal)