Ukraine: steel output down in February 2015
In February Ukraine produced 1588 thousand tons of steel, down by 15.3%, or by 286 thousand tons, MoM.
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.
Ukraine in December 2014 saw a 28.5% decline in steel output YoY, to 1.903 million tons, being the 11th in the rating compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) of the 65 main steel producing nations.