According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in the first half of the current year Ukraine did not export any steel scrap, while in the same period of last year the country exported 315,839 metric tons of scrap worth a total of $131.973 million.In January-June Ukraine’s scrap imports increased 2.4 times YoY to 103,651…
During the first halfyear of the 2013 Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporizhstal” reduced energy consumption of manufactured steel product by 6,4%. There is the program of the Metinvest Group at Zaporizhstal which is oriented on realization energy-efficient process and implementation of total control raw material consumption and energy resources across all levels of manufacture.…
Yenakievo Iron & Steel Works’ Makeevka Branch mastered the production of thread bar, the use of which simplifies and accelerates the process of rock bolting, an advanced method for affixing mine tunnel roofs.Rock bolt works immediately after installation, improving mine tunnel stability as rock stratification is prevented and the size of inelastic deformation areas is…
UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETS Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max May 593.24 602.56 461.83 555.46 June 593.24 602.56 455.07 561.09 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min…
According to the figures issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the January to June period of the current year, Ukrainian companies produced 847,700 metric tons of steel pipes, down by 24.5% compared to the same period last year. In June alone Ukraine’s steel pipe production decreased by 7.4% compared to May, to 134,200 metric…
As of June 30th, 2013 importers of steel pipes to Ukraine used 95.98% of their annual quota for imports of steel seamless casing and tubing with diameters up to 406.4 mm. For the period from October 1st, 2012 to September 30th, 2013, the quota in question is 17,591 metric tons. Of this figure the unused…
In August 2013 Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to increase by 1.1% compared to June to 2.760 million metric tons. According to forecasts, in August pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.530 million metric tons, up by 5.8% compared to the June results, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total…
In April 2013 Ukrainian exports of pig iron increased by 22.3% MoM to 158,900 metric tons. In January-April exports of pig iron from Ukraine increased by 15.5% compared to the same period of last year, to 649,300 metric tons. (SteelGuru)