According to the statistics released by Ukrainian Metallurgprom, Ukrainian steel makers increased daily output of crude steel gradually from January to July and it is expected to remain increasing in August. Ukrainian total output of crude steel from January to July was 14.332 million tonnes which was decreased by 33.6%YoY as compared to the same…
Metinvest has announced that it developed unified packaging and marking standards for all the metallurgical enterprises of Metinvest Holding. It’s Steel and Rolled Products Division, Metinvest Holding LLC in Donetsk on June 17th to 19th 2009 and became one of the results of Project for Customer Orientation. Products packaging, orders tracking and customer informing are…
According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, Ukraine ferroalloy industry has started to see signs of recovery as in August after a sustained period of decline, the world ferroalloys market has registered its first signs of improvement, with average prices in Europe unexpectedly rising by more than EUR 100 per tonne from July level…
It’s reported that due to strong demand from East Asia, CIS’s export price of rebar and wire rod for September delivery went up this week by around USD 50 per tonne separately to the level of USD 460 per tonne. Currently CIS’s prices, though increased, still USD 20 per tonne lower than Turkey offer which…
It is reported that Ukrainian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih a subsidiary of steel giant ArcelorMittal has stated that the construction of its new sinter producing plant with an annual production capacity of about 10.14 million tonnes may start in 2010. Accordingly, the construction of the new sinter producing plant is expected to be completed in…
Ukrainian Journal quoting the State Statistics Committee has reported that industrial producer prices in Ukraine rose 0.7% in July. Prices have increased by 4.9% since the beginning of the year. According to the report, the mining industry’s products in July went down in price by 0.9% whereas prices in the processing industry grew by 0.4%.…
It is reported that Ukraine has exported 0.97 million tonnes steel products to China in the H1 of this year up by 9000% from 0.011 million tonnes in the same period of last year. The huge price difference is analyzed to be the driver behind this export jump as the price of steel slabs is…
Bloomberg reported that A1 an investment company that part of Russian billionaire Mr Mikhail Fridman Alfa Group may take control of OOO Estar Holding’s Donetsk steel mill in the Ukraine within days. Ms Irina Ramazanova spokeswoman for ZAO Donetsky Electrometallurgical Plant said A1 appointed three managers to run the mill. Kommersant reported the ownership of…