In the first quarter of 2014 ferrous metal exports decreased by 4.5%, to $3.4 billion, while import dropped by 28.7%, to $324.5 million, YoY. Physical volumes remained on the last year level. The major part of export in the first quarter were the semi-finished products – $1.3 billion, down by 2.1% YoY, while flats dominated…
In January-April Ukrainian metal companies produced 10.08 million tons of carbon steel, down by 8.8% YoY. At the same time pig iron manufacture decreased by 2.7%, to 9.41 million tons, while rolled metal production dropped by 8.5%, to 8.98 million tons. In 2013 Ukrainian metal companies increased rolled metal output by 0.3%, to 29.03 million…
In January-April Zaporizhstal increased pig iron output by 1.3%, steel output – by 1.1% and rolled metal – by 4.1% YoY. In April the works produced 273.4 thousand tons of pig iron, 323 thousand tons of steel and 276.5 thousand tons of rolled metal. In April Zaporizhstal demonstrated an increase in the manufacture of all…
In January-March major pipe companies of Ukraine produced 337.1 thousand tons of ferrous metals pipes, down by 15.4% YoY. In March pipe output was on the level of 135.7 thousand tons, up by 17.5% MoM. Khartsyzsk Pipe Works has dramatically decreased its pipe output from 47.5 thousand tons in the first quarter of 2013 to…
In March the major Ukrainian ferroalloys manufacturer – Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF) – produced 3.3 thousand tons of ferromanganese, down by 34%, or 1.7 thousand tons, MoM. At the same time NZF decreased its silicomanganese output by 0.8%, or 0.3 thousand tons, to 39.2 thousand tons. In January-March NZF produced 11.5 thousand tons of ferromanganese,…
In March companies decreased ferroalloys output by 3.1%, or 2.8 thousand tons, to 87.2 thousand tons MoM. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, in January-March companies increased ferroalloys output by 42.2%, or by 77.2 thousand tons, to 260.2 thousand tons, YoY. In February Ukrainian companies increased ferroalloys output by 8.4%, or by 7…
In 2014 Donetskkoks plans to decrease coke output by 2.83%, to 356.8 thousand tons, YoY. The works intends to earn 615.74 million UAH (without VAT) selling its 6% moisture coke. Blast furnace coke sales are expected on the level of 314.9 thousand tons. Due to decrease in by-product chemistry products demand, the forecast sales decrease…
In March ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced 492.2 thousand tons of steel, down by 13.04% or 73.8 thousand tons YoY. Rolled metal output decreased by 9.72%, or 48.9 thousand tons, to 454.4 thousand tons, while pig iron manufacture fell by 11.67%, or 57.3 thousand tons, to 433.7 thousand tons, all YoY. The company explained this decrease…
