Ukraine issues production results for January-November 2012

According to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the first 11 months of the current year Ukraine registered an 11.5% decrease in its finished steel product output to 24,746 million tons, a 6.6% decrease in its crude steel output to 29.828 million tons and a 1.3% decline in its pig iron production…

Mr. Zinchenko appointed new GD of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works

Metinvest announced the appointment of Mr. Yuriy Zinchenko as general director of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Ilyich Steel). He will replace Mr. Volodymyr Boyko, who was named the honorary president of Ilyich Steel.Metinvest’s supervisory board voted on November 21, 2012 to relieve Mr. Volodymyr Boyko of his responsibilities as Ilyich Steel general director and…

October 2012

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, SQUARES UKRAINE&RUSSIA: BEAMS, CHANNEL Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* min max September 639.67 1066.90 October 639.67 1066.90 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max September 742.07 843.83 October 742.07 843.83 Month Export, Ukraine,…

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih crude steel output up by 15% in January-October 2012

In the January to October period of the current year the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 5.306 million tons, up by 14.8% YoY.In addition, in the first 10 months of the year ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 14.1% increase year on year in…