Ukraine: pipes output down in H1 2020

In January-June, Ukraine produced 408 thousand tons of pipes, down by 29.4% YoY. Enterprises, incorporated in the Ukrtrubprom association, decreased output by 35.9%, to 272.1 thousand tons. In June, 75.4 thousand tons of pipes were produced, including 48.9 thousand tons by the association enterprises. Interpipe NTZ decreased output by 43.1%, to 77 thousand tons, Interpipe…

Ukraine: coke output down in H1 2020

In January-June, Ukraine produced 5.187 million tons of coke, down by 7.3% YoY. By-product coke plants received 6.51 million tons of coking coal, down by 8%, including 1.79 million tons of domestic coal (+31%) and 4.72 million tons of imported (+17%). The share of imported coal dropped from 80.6% to 72.5%. (Ukrainian metal)

Ukraine: scrap export up in June 2020

In June, Ukraine exported 316 tons of metal scrap valued at $131 thousand, up by 51.9% and by 27.7% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, in the first half of the year, Ukraine decreased scrap exports by 54.2%, to 16.8 thousand tons valued at $4.3 million, down by 57.5%. The main customer was Turkey…