According to the Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet), in 2010 Ukraine is expected to process around 6.65 million tons of scrap, which is 12.8%, or 750,000 tons, more than in 2008, though it is about 1 million tons lower as compared to 2007.During the current year, scrap deliveries to Ukrainian steel producers are expected…
According to the Ukrainian monitoring and consulting company Ukrpromzovnishexpertyza, in 2010 the production cost of steel in Ukraine increased by 40% or $137 per ton YoY.In particular, in 2010 in the Ukrainian domestic market the prices for iron ore increased by 96%, prices for coking coal went up by 77% and scrap prices rose by…
It is reported that export of ferrous metals scrap from Ukraine reduced by 71.3% in November compared to October by 17590 tons, to 7090 tons.Compared to November 2009 export of ferrous metals scrap in November 2010 reduced by 92.6% or by 89310 tons. Export of ferrous metals scrap in January to November 2010 compared to…
Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported that the Ukrainian monitoring and consulting company Ukrpromzovnishexpertyza had forecast a 3-3.5% YoY growth in Ukrainian crude steel output in 2011 to about 34 million tons. In 2010 the country crude steel production is expected to amount to 32.5 million tons, up by 9.2% YoY.Mr. Vladimir Vlasyuk, Ukrpromzovnishexpertyza director, said “As…
Makeevka Metal Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest, has applied new technology for rolling rebar of 12 mm diameter in four strands at its long rolling mill 390, which will allow it to increase the mill’s production capacity by more than 15%. The test output batch amounted to 4,000…
It is reported that ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the Ukraine-based subsidiary of the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company ArcelorMittal, announced that in November this year it continued to increase its production. Mr. Rinat Starkov, CEO of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, said the company had started a major program for restructuring of its production processes to…
According to the data released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in the first 11 months of 2010 Ukraine’s imports of rolled steel products increased by 102.5% YoY, amounting to 1.3 million tons.In November Ukraine’s imports of rolled steel products saw a 0.5% percent decrease compared to October, but a 142.6%…
It is reported that in January-November Ukraine increased import of high quality raw material DRI/HBI in 3.22 times in comparison with the same period of the previous year to 316,400 tons.In November import of this material grew by 14.1% compared to October to 38,100 tons. (Ugmk.info)Much more about metal of Ukraine, Russia and other CIS-countries…
