January 2013

angles, ordinary cold-rolled sheetBy admin 25.02.2013 Leave a comment

UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRONUKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRONUKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETSUKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETSUKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROLLED WIREUKRAINE&RUSSIA: SLABS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: REINFORCEMENT STEEL, CLASS A1, A3UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUNDS, SQUARESUKRAINE&RUSSIA: BEAMS, CHANNEL UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ANGLES Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max December 618.09 878.99 646.82 832.31 January 602.56 838.61 610.78 832.31 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and…

Kremenchuk Steel Works to suspend production

Kremenchuk Steel WorksBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

Kremenchuk Steel Works, one of the largest cast iron producers in the CIS and the major semi-finished products supplier for Kryukiv Railcar Plant, stops its production from February 13 until the beginning of March 2013, the plant’s labor union informs. The plant representatives explained the decision with certification difficulties and sales complications. (SteelGuru)

Ukrainian crude steel output expected to decline in March 2013

Ukrainian pig iron output, Ukrainian steel outputBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

In March Ukraine’s crude steel production will fall by an estimated 1.6% compared to January this year to 2.8 million tons.Pig iron output will total 2.540 million tons in March, up by 1.7% compared to January, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.550 million tons, up by 1% compared to January.In…

Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works halts HDG line No 1

Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel WorksBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that it has stopped its HDG line No 1 due to repair works and unfavourable market conditions. The unit is scheduled to remain idle in February and will be restarted as soon as the market…

Ukraine makes progress in titanium export

titaniumBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

In January the Ukrainian titanium industry raised titan ore and concentrate export 2.9 times YoY to almost 31,000 tons.The Russian Federation, China and Czech Republic were among the key customers with 34.7%, 25.6% and 19.5% in total sales respectively. (SteelGuru)

Ukraine raised coke production by 23% YoY in January 2013

cokeBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

In the first month of 2013 Ukraine augmented coke production by 23.3% YoY to 171,500 tons. Ukraine raised coke import in January by 77.5% YoY to 119,900 tons. (SteelGuru)

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih crude steel output down by 3% in January 2013

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih ore mining and metallurgical worksBy admin 21.02.2013 Leave a comment

In January the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 536,500 tons, down by 3.35% YoY.In addition, in the given month ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 2.04% decrease YoY in its finished steel output to 469,900 tons, while pig iron production decreased by 1.07% YoY…

Ukraine’s long steel product imports down by 5% in 2012

Ukraine steel export, Ukraine steel importBy admin 15.02.2013 Leave a comment

According to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukrainian exports of long steel products decreased by 0.2% YoY to 5.729 million tons. In December 2012 Ukraine’s long steel product exports increased by 14% MoM to 506,850 tons.In 2012 Ukraine registered a 4.7% decrease year on year in its long steel product…

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