As of May 15 average daily steel output is on the April level. As of May 16, 16 out of 28 blast furnaces (57%), 12 out of 21 converters (57%), 7 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces (78%) and 7 out of 15 electric arc furnaces (47%) are operating. Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and…
In April Ukraine decreased steel output by 28.6% YoY, to 1.572 million tons. Pig iron output dropped by 30.1%, to 1.443 million tons. Rolled metal production decreased by 31.9%, to 1.341 million tons. In January-April Ukraine decreased steel production by 15.8% YoY, to 6.975 million tons, pig iron by 20.1%, to 6.324 million tons, rolled…
In January-March Metinvest increased steel output by 1% QoQ, to 2.07 million tons. According to the group statement, Azovstal increased steel output by 139 thousand tons and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – by 96 thousand tons, which compensated for the drop of production at Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works by 223 thousand tons.…
In January-March the volume of industrial output in Donetsk region (not counting the antiterrorist operation zone) decreased by 9.1% YoY, in March the drop was 8.2% MoM and 21.8% YoY. March saw the decrease in metal output by 1% MoM and by 12.4% YoY, and coke – by 8% and by 42.4% respectively. Coal mining…
In 2017 Ukraine could decrease steel output to 17-19 million tons. According to Metinvest marketing director Roman Kurashev, 3 works on the uncontrolled territory have been shut down, and Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works experiences coke shortage. “Because steel output will decrease, exports will drop as well”, he said. In 2016 Ukraine exported 17.3 million…
As of March, Ukraine remained on the 11th position among 67 steel producers from the World Steel Association. Ukraine produced 2.105 million tons of steel in March, down by 4.5%, while Italy increased output by 9.5%, to 2.232 million tons, thus securing the 10th position. In CIS steel production increased by 4% in March, to…
In May Ukrainian metal companies intend to produce 1.8 million tons of steel. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron and rolled metal output could stand at 1.6 million tons each, provided the situation does not change. For April Ukrmetallurgprom forecast pig iron output on the level of 1.5 million tons, steel – 1.7 million tons, rolled…
In the first quarter of 2017 Ukraine decreased carbon steel output by 7.9% YoY, to 5.596 million tons. This is the minimal level since March 2015. Pig iron manufacture dropped by 13.6% YoY, to 5.054 million tons, that of rolled metal – by 8.1%, to 4.909 million tons. Metallurgical coke output decreased by 21.4%, to…
