Ukraine: metal output down in January-May 2015
In January-May Ukraine produced 8 million tons of finished steel, 9.24 million tons of crude steel and 8.36 million tons of pig iron, all down by 29.7%, 28.4% and 30.4% YoY respectively.
Ukraine: steel production plummets to all-time lows amid war
Once the single largest source of hard currency, accounting for 38% of Ukraine’s export revenues in 2011, steel, iron ore and other metal exports have plummeted 24.5% since Russia’s war on Ukraine began last year.
Ukraine: conflict saps steel
For the Ukrainian steel industry 2014 was the worst in the last 15 years, worldsteel data shows.
Ukraine: metal output down in April 2015
In April Ukraine produced 1.02 million tons of ferrous rolled metal, down by 41.4% YoY and 19.3% MoM. In January-April Ukraine produced 3.71 million tons of ferrous rolled metal.
Ukraine: steel output to reach 2.2 million tons in June 2015
Metallurgprom expects steel output in June on the level of 2.2 million tons, with pig iron at 2 million and rolled metal at 1.8 million tons.
Ukraine: companies to boost metal output in June 2015
Metal companies in Ukraine will boost steel smelting by 15.8% in June compared to expected production in May, to 2.2 million tons, and steel roll production will grow by 12.5%, to 1.8 million tons.
Ukraine: metal output in January-April 2015
In January-April Ukrainian companies produced 7.08 million tons of carbon steel, down by 29.7% YoY.
Ukraine: steel output up in March 2015
In March Ukraine produced 1696 thousand tons of steel, up by 6.8%, or by 108 thousand tons, MoM.
