Ukraine lowers metal output in January-May 2014

In January-May Ukrainian metal companies produced 12.9 million tons of steel, down by 7% YoY. In the given period rolled metal output also decreased by 7%, to 11.38 million tons, while that of pig iron fell by 1%, to 12.01 million tons. Coke manufacture dropped by 3%, to 7.15 million tons, while at the same…

Ukraine decreases metal output in January-April 2014

In January-April Ukrainian metal companies produced 10.08 million tons of carbon steel, down by 8.8% YoY. At the same time pig iron manufacture decreased by 2.7%, to 9.41 million tons, while rolled metal production dropped by 8.5%, to 8.98 million tons. In 2013 Ukrainian metal companies increased rolled metal output by 0.3%, to 29.03 million…