Interpipe, one of Ukraine’s largest steel pipemakers, will not supply any products to Russia in 2015 due to a slump in the Russian rouble and prohibitive import duties, the company said in a statement.
In 2014 Yevraz-Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky (formerly known as Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky) produced 1001 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 2.4% YoY.
In 2014 steel output in Ukraine decreased by 16.9%, or by 5508 thousand tons, to 27161 thousand tons, YoY.
In 2014 Ukraine exported 977.53 thousand tons of ferroalloys, up by 40.2% YoY, or up by 27.3%, to 1.153 billion.
In 2014 Ukraine produced 1529.1 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, up by 19.2%, or by 246.7 thousand tons, YoY.
In 2014 Ukrainian mining companies exported 40894.26 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 7.7% YoY.
The European Commission is imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, China and Russia and terminating the proceeding for imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Ukraine.
Ukraine in December 2014 saw a 28.5% decline in steel output YoY, to 1.903 million tons, being the 11th in the rating compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) of the 65 main steel producing nations.
