Ukraine: coke output down in January-February 2015
In January-February Ukrainian coke works produced 1.63 million tons of 6% metallurgical coke, down by 42.1% YoY, with 735 thousand tons in February and 900 thousand tons in January.
In January-February Ukrainian coke works produced 1.63 million tons of 6% metallurgical coke, down by 42.1% YoY, with 735 thousand tons in February and 900 thousand tons in January.
In February Ukraine imported $22.52 million worth of manganese ore, while imports reached $0.09 million.
Velikoanadolskiy Refractory Works finished 2014 with 28.91 million UAH of losses.
In February Ukraine exported $125.45 million worth of long rolled products, with imports on the level of $5.83 million.
Experts expect steel output in April on the level of 1.6 million tons, with 1.5 million tons both of pig iron and rolled metal.
The losses of Ilyich-Steel (Mariupol, Donetsk region) in 2014 totaled 57.64 million UAH.
In February Ukraine exported $153.04 million worth of flat rolled metal, while imports reached $33.99 million.
Ukraine’s mining and metal company Metinvest is holding consultations with lawyers on the possibility of postponing return of debts, Bloomberg news agency has reported, referring to its sources.