Ukraine: steel pipes export-import in Q1 2015
In March Ukraine exported $51.33 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $4.56 million.
In March Ukraine exported $51.33 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $4.56 million.
In January-February major Ukrainian companies produced 141,3 thousand tons of ferrous pipes, down by 29.8% YoY.
Ukraine has extended its restrictions on steel seamless and compressor pipe imports until September 2016, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has said in a statement, referring to a decision by the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade.
In January-February major Ukrainian pipe companies produced 141.3 thousand tons of ferrous pipes, down by 29.8% YoY. In February pipe output was on the level of 59.5 thousand tons.
In February Ukraine exported $57.66 million worth of steel pipes, while imports totaled $6.27 million.
In January Ukraine exported $66.91 million worth of steel pipes, with exports on the level of $5.09 million.
In January major Ukrainian pipe companies decreased their output of ferrous pipes by 10.1%, to 78.3 thousand tons, YoY. In December 2014 pipe output was 94.3 thousand tons, in November 2014 – 102.3 thousand tons.
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has decided to launch an anti-dumping investigation into the import of 426 mm cold-rolled and hot-rolled seamless pipes of stainless steel produced in Ukraine.