Ukraine: Metallurgprom forecast on metal output in July 2016

In July Ukraine will produce 2.2 million tons of steel, 2.1 million tons of pig iron and 1.9 million tons of rolled metal, Metallurgprom believes. Railroaders strike in late May – early June paralyzed raw materials and products deliveries to and from some metal and coke companies, and this resulted in a considerable decrease of…

Ukraine: metal output in May 2016

In January-May Ukraine produced 10.54 million tons of carbon steel, up by 14% YoY. This is preliminary data by Metallurgprom, while more precise information is expected after June 10. Pig iron output increased by 21%, to 10.11 million tons, that of rolled metal – by 16.5%, to 9.32 million tons. Coke production went up by…

Ukraine: metal output in Donetsk region up in January-April 2016

In January-April Donetsk region (without the Antiterrorist operation zone) industrial output went up by 9.6% YoY, with April results growing by 2.4% MoM and 8.7% YoY. Metal output increased by 10.4%, mining – by 21.4% and coke – 1.6 times, all YoY. Coal mining went up by 21.8% YoY, to 5.2 million tons. Pig iron…

Ukraine: metal output up in January-April 2016

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%,…