In January-April Ukrainian metal companies produced 8.23 million tons of carbon steel, up by 16.4% YoY. Pig iron output increased by 22.3%, to 7.87 million tons, that of rolled metal – by 17.1%, to 7.22 million tons, coke output went up by 34.9%, to 4.44 million tons, while that of steel pipes dropped by 10.4%,…
In March Ukraine produced 80 thousand tons of steel pipes, up by 48.1% MoM, or by 26 thousand tons. According to Metallurgprom, in January-March pipe output totaled 187 thousand tons, down by 15% YoY, or by 34 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The Security Service of Ukraine has prevented the purchase of low-quality pipes from Russia valued at almost 25 million UAH by a state enterprise in Poltava region.
In March Ukraine exported $34.98 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $10.67 million.
In February Ukraine produced 54 thousand tons of steel pipes, up by 1.9% MoM, or by 1 thousand tons.
In February Ukraine exported $30.69 million worth of steel pipes, while imports totaled $11.14 million.
As of March 12, Ukrainian importers of pipes have used up 82.03% of the annual quota for the delivery of seamless casing steel pipes with up to 406.4 mm diameter.
In January Ukraine produced 53 thousand tons of steel pipes, down by 29.3% MoM, or by 22 thousand tons.