Ukraine: iron ore raw materials output up in January-February 2016
In January-February Ukraine produced 12.35 million tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 178 thousand tons YoY.
In January-February Ukraine produced 12.35 million tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 178 thousand tons YoY.
In February Ukraine exported $107.35 million worth of iron ore, while imports totaled $10.51 million.
In January Ukraine produced 6544 thousand tons of iron ore and iron ore concentrate, down by 3.2% MoM, or by 2156 thousand tons.
The major Ukrainian ore companies intend to increase ore output in 2016.
In 2015 Ukraine exported 45.7 million tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 11.8% YoY.
In 2015 Ukraine mined 80.37 million tons of iron ore, down by 2% YoY, including 66.81 million tons of iron ore concentrate, down by 2%.
In 2015 Izmail trade seaport trans-shipment increased by 53% YoY.
Poltava, Yuzhny, Central, Severny, Ingulets Mining and Processing Works, as well as Evraz Sukhaya Balka, Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex and Zaporozhye Iron Ore Industrial Complex have addressed the Prime-Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, minister of economic development and trade Aivaras Abromavichus, minister of finances Natalia Yaresko, minister of infrastructure Andrei Pivovarsky and the chairman of…