In October, Zaporizhstal decreased rolled metal output by 3.5% YoY, to 267 thousand tons. The company also produced 345.8 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 13.3%, and 279 thousand tons of steel, down by 14.6%. The drop is due to the shortage of coking coal. In January-October, Zaporizhstal produced 3613.4 thousand tons of pig…
A plant to produce pipes for oil and gas industries has been launched in Mangystau region. This is the first plant in Kazakhstan to produce steel pipes of small and medium diameter (up to 530 mm). The capacity is around 700 km of pipes per year. Investments in the project amounted to 5 billion tenge.…
In January-October, Ukraine exported $11.54 billion worth of ferrous metals, up by 80% YoY. According to the customs statistics, in October revenue totaled $1.21 billion, up by 82.4%. Imports in 10 months grew by 44.45%, to $1.25 billion, with $139.13 million imported in October, down by 60.7%. (Ukrainian metal)