7 metal companies halted
Due to the problems with raw materials delivery 7 mining-metallurgical companies, situated in the East of Ukraine, have halted their operation.
Ukrainian steel plant halts production due to high domestic scrap prices
Ukraine’s electric steel smelting plant Electrostal has been forced to temporarily stop production due to high domestic scrap prices, which have increased by 10% since the beginning of February to UAH 3,300 per ton.Electrostal said that the production stoppage might last a week or slightly more, until the big steelmaking companies in the region satisfy…