In 2013 metal companies of Metinvest group started producing 33 new types of wares. Several companies of the group introduced new goods: Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Promet Steel (Bulgaria). Among the new wares are the rolled squares with 10-20 mm thickness, sections…
ArcelorMIttal Kriviy Rih has changed its target markets, by increasing exports due to the demand fall on the local market. According to ArcelorMittal head Lakshmi Mittal, “Ukrainian domestic market has collapsed. While manufactirng processes carry on, we export larger lots of rolled metal, than planned”. ArcelorMittal has also changed its forecasts on CIS steel consumption.…
In January-February Ukrainian ferroalloy companies increased their output by 51.7%, to 172.2 thousand tons, YoY. In particular, silicomanganese production went up by 34.4%, to 125.8 thousand tons, ferromanganese manufacture increased by 27.2%, to 17.3 thousand tons, while ferrosilicon output rose 4.6 times, to 29.1 thousand tons. In addition to that manganese concentrate output increased by…
In 2013 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih increased its carbon steel output by 0.2%, to 6.43 million tons, YoY. Pig iron production decreased by 0.1%, to 5.6 million tons, while rolled metal output went up by 1.2%, to 5.66 million tons. December 2013 was one of the most productive months for the company. Pig iron, steel and…
Energomashspetsstal (EMSS) is to produce a large batch of rolls for the largest metal corporation ArcelorMittal. The rolls will be supplied to four metal works of the Falt Carbon Europe group: ArcelorMittal Poland, ArcelortMittal Fos-sur-Mer (France), ArcelorMittal Bremen (Germany) and ArcelorMittal Gent (Belgium). EMSS will produce rolls for hot-rolled mills with the total weight of…
In 2014 Kremenchuk Steel Works plans to increase its output by 36.5%, or 25.6 thousand tons, to 96 thousand tons, as compared with 2013. But the company’s plans might change due to the market situation. The works had to stop from February 22 till March 15 due to the sales problems. Kremenchuk Steel Works is…
Ukrainian steel exporters are desperately trying to find new markets, such as North Africa, as the weak currency suffered from the crisis and dropped rolled wire prices to the 3.5 years minimum. Ukraine, the second largest steel rolled wire exporter in the world, has recently supplied this material to Algeria, while the rolled wire prices…
In January-February Ukraine decreased steel output by 10%, to 4.89 million tons, YoY. Rolled metal output decreased by 8%, to 4.4 million tons. Pig iron production dropped by 5%, to 4.54 million tons. Coke output in January-February decreased by 3%, to 2.83 million tons. In 2013 metal companies produced 29.11 million tons of pig iron,…