Ukraine lowers metal output in January-May 2014

In January-May Ukrainian metal companies produced 12.9 million tons of steel, down by 7% YoY. In the given period rolled metal output also decreased by 7%, to 11.38 million tons, while that of pig iron fell by 1%, to 12.01 million tons. Coke manufacture dropped by 3%, to 7.15 million tons, while at the same…

Ukrainian metal exports and imports down in January-April 2014

In January-April Ukrainian metal companies decreased ferrous metals exports profit by 6.5%, to $4628.11 million YoY. During this period ferrous metals amounted for 24.02% of the total export volumes, up by 1.5% YoY. In April ferrous metals exports earned Ukraine $1153.5 million. At the same time Ukraine imported ferrous metals for $434.74 million, down by…