In April Ukraine’s leading ferroalloys manufacturer – Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF) – produced 1.6 thousand tons of ferromanganese, down by 51.5%, or by 1.7 thousand tons, MoM. At the same time the plant increased its silicomanganese output by 11%, or by 4.3 thousand tons, to 43.5 thousand tons. In January-April NZF produced 13.1 thousand tons…
DetailsIn April ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced 462 thousand tons of steel, down by 2.65%, or by 12.6 thousand tons, YoY.Rolled metal output went down by 18.1%, or by 90.2 thousand tons, to 405.9 thousand tons. At the same time pig iron production decreased by 0.29%, or by 1.2 thousand tons, to 410 thousand tons. (Ukrainian…
DetailsIn April Ukrainian companies produced 70.2 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 19.5%, or by 17 thousand tons, MoM. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, in January-April companies produced 330.4 thousand tons of ferroalloys, up by 27%, or by 70.3 thousand tons, YoY. In March metal companies produced 87.2 thousand tons of ferroalloys,…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has implemented wire rod manufacture. This product, made of SV08G2S grade steel, is used to make welding wire. Actually, this wire rod has already been produced at the works, but it was manufactured using an outdated method from blooming ingots. The new wire rod, made of billets from converter shop, has a…
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DetailsIn May Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works produced 282.5 thousand tons of pig iron, 328.2 thousand tons of steel and 285 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 22.8%, 17.4% and 14.3% YoY correspondingly. In January-May the works produced 1408.5 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 6% YoY. Steel output grew by 4.1%, to…
DetailsIn January-May Ukrainian metal companies produced 12.9 million tons of carbon steel, down by 6.4% YoY. Pig iron output fell by 0.6%, to 12.1 million tons, while rolled metal manufacture decreased by 2.9%, to 11.38 million tons, all YoY. In 2013 Ukrainian metal companies produced 29.03 million tons of rolled metal, 32.68 million tons of…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsIn 2013 heat-resistant alloys output at Dneprospetsstal reached its absolute maximum for the last 20 years. The works started producing rolled rods with 37-42 mm diameter, which is considered the main advantage in the development of this type of products. Now the company can produce rolled heat-resistant alloys with 20-75 mm diameter. Even though heat-resistant…
DetailsIn January-March Metinvest group of companies produced 2796 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 3.22%, or by 93 thousand tons, QoQ. Taking YoY figures, Metinvest decreased its pig iron output by 2.72%, or by 74 thousand tons. In the given period Metinvest produced 2755 thousand tons of steel, down by 6.67%, or by 179…
DetailsIn January-March Metinvest group of companies produced 8820 thousand tons of iron ore concentrate, down by 4.04%, or by 372 thousand tons, QoQ.Taking YoY figures, Metinvest decreased its iron ore concentrate output by 5.41%, or by 505 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March Metinvest group decreased coking coal output by 1.39%, or by 35 thousand tons, to 2537 thousand tons, QoQ. Metinvest also dropped coking coal output by 12.39%, or by 359 thousand tons YoY. In 2013 Metinvest group decreased coking coal output by 2%, or by 230 thousand tons, to 11393 thousand tons, YoY. (Ukrainian…
DetailsIn January-April freight turnover of the Mariupol seaport increased by 5%, to 4.12 million tons, YoY. Exports grew by 9% to over 3.8 million tons. Ferrous metals shipment increased by 2.6%, to 2.5 million tons, including pig iron up 1.6 times, to 763 thousand tons. Rolled metal shipments fell by 12%, to 957 thousand tons.…
DetailsIn January-April Ukrainian metal companies decreased ferrous metals exports profit by 6.5%, to $4628.11 million YoY. During this period ferrous metals amounted for 24.02% of the total export volumes, up by 1.5% YoY. In April ferrous metals exports earned Ukraine $1153.5 million. At the same time Ukraine imported ferrous metals for $434.74 million, down by…
DetailsIn April 2014 Ukrainian companies produced 2380 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 4.9%, or by 122 thousand tons, MoM. In January-April pig iron output fell by 2.6%, or by 250 thousand tons, to 9420 thousand tons YoY. In March Ukraine produced 2502 thousand tons, up by 13.7%, or by 302 thousand tons, MoM.…
DetailsIn April Ukrainian companies produced 2217 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 5.6%, or by 131 thousand tons, MoM. In January-April rolled metal output fell by 8.8%, or by 868 thousand tons, to 8944 thousand tons, YoY. In March Ukraine produced 2348 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 13.3%, or by 276 thousand…
DetailsIn January-April Ukrainian refractory manufacturers produced 98.2 thousand tons of refractory materials, down by 7% YoY. The decrease in production was due to the lack of orders from local metal companies. Some refractory companies are in difficult financial state. For example Chasov Yar Refractory Works has no means to pay for gas and salary, and…
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