In January to March 2012 Ukrainian exports of pig iron increased by 4.4% YoY to 352,100 tons.In March exports of pig iron from Ukraine decreased by 17.9% compared to February to 86,700 tons. In January to March Ukrainian imports of pig iron decreased by 86.6% YoY to 8,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
The Donetskstal Group is in talks on the acquisition of Zelezara Smederevo steel mill in Serbia.The press service of private joint-stock company Donetskstal Metallurgical Plant said “Information on the stoppage of talks, that have appeared in media reports, are rumors that are not true. At present, the Serbian government is considering the possibility of participating…
ArcelorMittal Ukrainian unit said steel production rose by 5.9% YoY in March as equipment was fixed.ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih production jumped to 505,100 tons from 476,900 tons in March 2011. First quarter output was 7.3% higher at 1.47 million tons, while crude steel production grew by 7.5%, to 1.47 million tons. (SteelGuru)
Ukraine’s Economic Development and Trade Ministry considers accusations of dumping against Ukrainian pipe producers by their European competitors to be unfounded, and it will help these companies in the investigation launched by the European Commission.Mr. Valeriy Pyatnytsky, Ukrainian government commissioner for European integration, said “We are writing our commentaries and registering ourselves as an interested…
According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in the first two months of the current year Ukraine’s ferrous metal exports decreased by 4.6% YoY to 4.1 million tons, including 331,000 tons of steel pipes, up by 11% YoY. (SteelOrbis)
In May Ukraine’s crude steel production will reach 2.97 million tons, up by 2.2% compared to March.Pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.54 million tons in May, up by 2.7%, while production of rolled steel in the given month is expected to reach 2.6 million tons, up by 3.1%, both compared to March.In the…
According to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in January to February period of the current year Ukraine registered a 24.7% increase year on year in its long steel product imports to 61,910 tons. In February alone Ukraine’s long steel product imports increased by 14.3% MoM to 33,020 tons.In the January to February…
UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* min max Feburary 496.95 590.13 March 496.95 590.13 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max Feburary 563.22 588.25 March 563.22 588.25 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.03.12 according to the National Bank of…