Ukraine: metal output forecast for December 2015
In December Ukrainian metal companies will produce 2.1 million tons of steel.
In December Ukrainian metal companies will produce 2.1 million tons of steel.
In January-October Ukrainian metal companies produced 19.11 million tons of carbon steel, down by 18.4% YoY.
In 2015 Ukrainian metal companies are expected to produce 23.5 million tons of steel, down by 13% YoY, due to the military activity in Lugansk and Donetsk regions, infrastructure destruction and works halts.
In September Ukraine produced 2033 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 5.5%, or by 106 thousand tons MoM.
In January-September Ukraine produced 17.09 million tons of steel, down by 20% YoY.
In August Ukraine produced 1927 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 4.5% MoM, or by 83 thousand tons.
In January-August the volume of the industrial products in Donetsk region (without the antiterrorist operation zone) decreased by 45% YoY. In August output dropped by 4%. In particular, metal production decreased by 3.5%, that of coke – by 1.6%.
Metallurgprom forecasts the steel output on the level of 1.9 million tons in October. Rolled metal and pig iron manufacture are expected at 1.8 million tons and 1.9 million tons respectively.