Ukraine: metal output down in Q1 2015
In the first quarter of 2015 Ukrainian companies produced 5.15 million tons of carbon steel, down by 31.4% YoY.
In the first quarter of 2015 Ukrainian companies produced 5.15 million tons of carbon steel, down by 31.4% YoY.
In February Ukraine produced 1588 thousand tons of steel, down by 15.3%, or by 286 thousand tons, MoM.
According to the recent data published by the World Steel Association (World Steel), the crude steel production by Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) declined by 6.0% during the month of February YoY.
Steel production in Ukraine, hit by a separatist conflict in the East, fell by 29%, to 3.46 million tons in the first two months of 2015 compared with the same period last year.
In January-February Ukrainian metal companies produced 3.46 million tons of carbon steel, down by 29% YoY.
In January Ukrainian metal companies produced 1.87 million tons of carbon steel, down by 25.2% YoY.
In January Ukrainian metal companies produced 1.87 million tons of carbon steel, down by 25.2% YoY.
In 2014 steel output in Ukraine decreased by 16.9%, or by 5508 thousand tons, to 27161 thousand tons, YoY.