Ukrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, has announced that in May it plans to increase its crude steel production by 20-21% compared to April to 400,000 tons and to raise its production of steel products by 21-22% MoM to around 370,000 tons, including…
In March 2013 Ukraine’s exports of steel products increased by 4% MoM to 2.023 million tons. In January-March Ukraine exported 5.880 million tons of steel products, up by 8.6% YoY. In March Ukraine registered a 3.3% increase MoM in its steel product imports to 112,300 tons. In the January-March period Ukrainian imports of steel products…
According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in January-April Ukraine did not export any steel scrap, while in the same period last year the country exported 184,025 tons of scrap. In January-April Ukraine’s scrap imports increased 2.8 times YoY to 61,945 tons worth a total of $24.908 million. (SteelGuru)
According to statistics, Ukraine exported around 2.023 million tons of steel products in March, up by 4% from February. In March the country imported 112,300 tons of steel products, up by 3.3% from the previous month. In the Q1 of 2013 Ukraine’s exports of steel products amounted to 5.88 million tons, increasing by 8.6% YoY.…
Mr. Igor Prasolov, minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, said that Donetskstal Iron and Steel Works will receive a soft loan of $320 million for the replacement of the open hearth steel production by electric furnace under the government program to support the development of the internal market. Mr. Prasolov said that “In…
Ukrainian iron and steel holding Metinvest spent $750 million on 99.8% of the Zaporizhstal Group. Metinvest said in its annual report that it bought a further 74.9% of Zaporizhstal Group, which used to be known as Industrial Group, for $512 million last year. Metinvest’s stake in Zaporizhstal Group increased from 24.9% to 99.9% during 2012…
Ukrainian president Mr. Viktor Yanukovych during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region said that modernization of the mining and metallurgical complex should proceed in line with European environmental standards to make it possible to solve the environmental problems of the regions where MMC companies operate, and to start launching the relevant environmental programs. Mr. Yanukovych during…
According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in January-March 2013 Ukraine did not export any steel scrap, while in the same period of last year the country exported 123,900 tons of scrap. In January-March of the current year Ukraine’s scrap imports increased by 84.6% YoY to 36,000 tons. (SteelGuru)