In the first 10 months of the current year Ukraine registered a 1% increase in its finished steel product output to 24.398 million tons, a 1% increase in its crude steel output to 27.466 million tons and a 2% rise in its pig iron production to 24.297 million tons, all year on year, according to…
In September Ukraine exported pig iron for a total amount of $62.01 million. The imports amounted to $0.76 million. One of the main importers of pig iron in September were the USA ($33.62 million). In January-September Ukraine exported pig iron for $559.52 million, while the imports of pig iron totaled $4.19 million. In August Ukraine…
In September 2013 output of rolled metal in Ukraine decreased by 5.1%, or by 124 thousand tons as compared to August, to 2325 thousand tons. In January-September rolled metal output decreased by 0.1%, or by 32 thousand tons, to 21920 thousand tons YoY. In August rolled metal output decreased by 0.6%, or by 16 thousand…
Ukraine is going to increase its 2013 quota for imports of metallurgical coke up to 300,000 tons from the current 210,000 tons and also to increase the 2013 quota for coking coal by 1 milliontonst, the press service of Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov announced. “Thus Ukraine will fulfill the requirements of the…
Ukraine’s largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest has stated that a major overhaul of blast furnace No. 4 has been carried out within the framework of the production modernization program at its subsidiary – Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.The main emphasis was on carrying out overhaul work to improve equipment reliability growth and…
Ukraine-based mining and steel company Metinvest Group will invest over $92 million in the upgrading of the fourth blast furnace at its Mariupol-headquartered subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. The overhaul of the blast furnace will last 120 days, starting in June 2014. Currently tenders and contractor selection are in progress. Contracts are being concluded…
UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max August 340.10 512.48 513.15 525.67 September 340.10 512.48 513.15 525.67 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max August 390.00 395.00 395.00 400.00 September 395.00…
Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced the launch of steel billet sales, produced by Interpipe Steel electric steel-melting complex. The steel billet mill, commissioned in 2012, produces round continuously cast billets for pipe and wheel steel grades with diameters ranging between 150 and 470 mm. The mill has already shipped trial lots…