In August following the three months in a row of decrease, Ukrainian crude steel output showed an improvement, with domestic steelmakers producing 2.6 million tons, up from 2.42 million tons in July and with daily average output increasing 7% MoM to 83,870 tons. August’s improvement was mainly driven by the restoration of production at ISD’s…
It is reported that growth of consumption for flat steel in Ukrainian local market was traditionally provided by steel constructions manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers. It is worth to notice realization of renovation program for buses and trolleybuses for Euro-2012 for UAH 996.14 million. Railcar manufacturers also considerably contribute to steel consumption.Experts expect a shortage of…
According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, as of September 1st Russia and other countries utilized 86.23% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of about 13,133 tons. In August Ukraine did not import…
It is reported that in August the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works became Ukraine’s largest steelmaker surpassing Arcelor Mittal Kriviy Rih with a 16% MoM growth to reach 486,000 tons monthly output. IUD’s Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky (DMKD) production jumped by 39% due to a resumed supply of the…
According to preliminary data, in the first eight months of 2010 the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output by 68.4% YoY to 543,500 tons.Specifically, in January to August Interpipe NTRP registered a 55.5% increase in its steel pipe production to 224,300 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its steel pipe output…
The Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFa) has noted the continued growth of ferroalloys imports in the domestic Ukrainian market.In July Ukraine imported 7,198 tons of manganese and silicon alloys, in June the country imported 5,818 tons of these products, while in May this figure stood at 3,351 tons.UkrFA noted in its statement that Ukraine’s…
Ukrainian iron ore producer Ferrexpo’s total pellet output fell by 8.7% MoM in August from the month earlier as the company purchase of third-party concentrate dropped 64%.Total pellet production in August of 786,600 tons was lower than in July, but the total for the year to date was up by 16% to 6.5 million tons…
It is reported that in July Ukraine’s pig iron exports decreased by 51% compared to June and by 26.3% YoY, to 94,950 tons. The value of Ukrainian pig iron export sales in July was down by 58.3% compared to June decreasing to $41.27 million. In January to July Ukraine’s pig iron exports increased by 11.2%…