Ukraine Kominmet increases steel pipe output by 6%
It is reported that in the first five months of the current year Ukrainian pipe producer Kominmet increased its steel pipe production by 6% YoY to 707,000 tons. (SteelOrbis)
Dneprospetsstal steel output up by 18% YoY
In the first 5 months of the current year the Ukrainian metallurgical company Dneprospetsstal (DSS) posted an 18% YoY increase in its crude steel production to 176,000 tons. The company’s output of finished steel in the same period went up by 19% compared to January to May 2010 rising to 113,000 tons.Dneprospetsstal’s activities cover the…
Zaporizhstal crude steel production rises by 18% YoY
In the January to May period of the current year the crude steel production of the Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal increased by 18% YoY reaching 1.597 million tons.In the given period Zaporizhstal saw an 8% increase in its pig iron production to 1.226 million tons and a 17% increase in its finished steel production to 1.317…
Khartsyzsk Pipe Works decreased production by 32% MoM
Khartsyzsk Pipe Works decreased its large diameter pipe output by 32% MoM in May to 37 kilo tons. However, during 5 months the plant demonstrated a 159% YoY improvement in operating results due to the low comparison base having manufactured 247 kilo tons of pipes.Phoenix Capital analyst said “May marks the first month this year…
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih crude steel output down by 11% YoY
In the January to May period of the current year the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, еру Ukrainian subsidiary of еру global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 2.308 million tons, down by 11% YoY.In addition, in the first 5 months of the year, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 9% decrease YoY in its finished…
SGOK ramps up pellet production by 8% MoM
The Severniy Mining and Processing Works (SGOK) produced 950 kilo tons of pellets in May, up by 8% MoM compared to April. Total YTD production volume declined by 3% to 5.9 MT. The company finished its scheduled repairs at one of its pelletizers and currently operates all four of its pelletizing machines.Phoenix Capital analysts said,…
Metinvest opens new metal center in Mariupol
Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and steel group of companies, keeps on expanding its distribution network within client-oriented sales policy. Metinvest SMC has opened a new metal center in Mariupol. Planned volumes of sales for 2011 will amount to about 50 thousand tons.SMC in Mariupol is located in the neighborhood of Metinvest mills and…
Ukrainian steel pipe production up by 16% YoY
According to statistics, Ukraine produced 917,100 tons of steel pipes in the first 5 months of this year, up by 16% YoY.However, the country’s steel pipe output in May dropped by 5% from a month earlier to 176,700 tons. Meanwhile, Ukraine produced 1.754 million tons of steel pipes in 2010, up by 10.7% YoY. (Yieh.com)