Ukrainian semi-finished steel imports increase in January to November 2011

In January to November of the current year Ukrainian exports of semi-finished steel products decreased by 8.1% YoY to 9.724 million tons.In the January to November period Ukraine exported 5.113 million tons of steel slabs, down by 0.3%, while exports of square billets dropped by 16.8% YoY to 4.520 million tons. Meanwhile, exports of semi-finished…

Ukrainian crude steel output expected to decline in January 2012

According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in January next year Ukrainian crude steel production will decline to 2.82 million tons.According to Metallurgprom’s forecast, pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.370 million tons in January, while production of rolled steel in the month is expected to be 2.510 million tons.In the first…