In January-August, Ukraine produced 3.41 million tons of rolled metal, down by 23.9% YoY.
Of this, 1.79 million tons or 52.6% were exported. Last year, the share was 80.3% (3.6 million tons exported out of 4.48 million tons produced).
The share of semi-finished products in exports was 43.59% (44.21% last year). The share of flat rolled metal was 34.92% (38.2%) and shapes – 21.5% (17.6%).
The volume of the domestic market was 2322 thousand tons, of which 706.5 thousand tons or 30.43% accounted for imports. Last year, the volume was 1206.5 thousand tons, of which 324.7 thousand tons or 26.91% were imported. Thus, the volume of the domestic market increased by 92.46% and the import share grew by 3.51%.
The share of flat rolled metal in imports was 75.41% and shapes – 24.5%, as opposed to 59.04% and 39.27% last year respectively.
The main export markets were the EU member states (85.5%) and other European countries (7.1%).
The main suppliers were other European countries (38.6%), EU-27 (38.4%) and Asia (20.6%). (Ukrainian metal)