Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that it has stopped its HDG line No 1 due to repair works and unfavourable market conditions. The unit is scheduled to remain idle in February and will be restarted as soon as the market…
In January the Ukrainian titanium industry raised titan ore and concentrate export 2.9 times YoY to almost 31,000 tons.The Russian Federation, China and Czech Republic were among the key customers with 34.7%, 25.6% and 19.5% in total sales respectively. (SteelGuru)
In the first month of 2013 Ukraine augmented coke production by 23.3% YoY to 171,500 tons. Ukraine raised coke import in January by 77.5% YoY to 119,900 tons. (SteelGuru)
In January the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 536,500 tons, down by 3.35% YoY.In addition, in the given month ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 2.04% decrease YoY in its finished steel output to 469,900 tons, while pig iron production decreased by 1.07% YoY…
According to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukrainian exports of long steel products decreased by 0.2% YoY to 5.729 million tons. In December 2012 Ukraine’s long steel product exports increased by 14% MoM to 506,850 tons.In 2012 Ukraine registered a 4.7% decrease year on year in its long steel product…
Ukrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, has announced that in February it plans to cut its crude steel production by 5% compared to January to 380,000 tons and to reduce its production of steel products by 4% MoM to around 350,000 tons due…
According to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukraine registered an 8.8% increase year on year in its flat steel imports to 1.002 million tons. In December 2012 Ukraine’s flat steel imports decreased by 11.9% compared to November to 69,190 tons.In 2012 Ukraine’s flat steel exports decreased by 13.1% compared to…
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, stated that the output of its continuous casting machine exceeded 100,000 tons of billets in January this year.This result means the planned annual output capacity of 1.2 million tons of 150 mm x 150 mm steel billets may be reached in the current…