In January Ukraine exports of ferroalloys registered an increase of 10.3% to 97,390 tons compared to December 2009. Meanwhile, compared to January 2009, the country ferroalloy exports went up 5.9 times. Specifically, Ukraine ferrosilicomanganese exports increased by 2.9% to 62,000 tons, its ferromanganese exports went up two times to 14,300 tons while its ferrosilicon exports…
According to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January to February Ukraine finished steel product output registered an increase of 11% to 4.514 million tons and crude steel output up by 12% to 5.069 million tons.In the first two months of 2010 Ukraine pig iron production saw an…
It is reported that the Ukrainian company Unisteel plans in June to start production at its new 100,000 tons annual capacity HDG line at the city of Kriviy Rih in the region of Dnipropetrovsk.In March Unisteel will complete the installation of the line equipment, in April to May training will be carried out for staff…
Leading steel pipe and railway wheel maker Interpipe has been recognized as an Industry leader for its work in environmental protection in Ukraine. The recognition comes from the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Ukraine which praised Interpipe’s NTRP mill as part of its project on Ecology environment and nature management in Ukraine. Interpipe NTRP mill…
According to the data for January, Ukrainian exports of steel pipes decreased by 4.9% YoY to 60,300 tons while the country semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 7.5% YoY to 838,320 tons.During the first month of 2010, Ukraine exports of long steel increased by 84.5% YoY and by 20.7% MoM to 543,000 tons including 255,200…
It is reported that the improving situation in the world steel market and the stabilization of companies’ profits have allowed Ukrainian steelmakers to restart their investments projects, which were initiated before the crisis but postponed in late 2008. Meanwhile, the market situation has forced Ukrainian steelmakers to switch their investment priorities from the increase of…
Interpipe Nyzhniodniprovsky pipe-rolling plant saw its net losses rise by 3.2 times or UAH 246.68 million in 2009 YoY to UAH 356.69 million.A company report on the holding of a general meeting of its shareholders scheduled for April 13 says that its undistributed profit last year grew by 3.5%, to UAH 1.183 billion.Over the year,…
METAL OF UKRAINE & RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON, JANUARY 2010 Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR31.38* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH 5.33* min max min max December 286.81 323.45 469.04 506.57 January 286.81 323.45 469.04 506.57 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max…
