Ukrainian Journal reported that Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises were concerned about a shortage of empty freight wagons, which they said could lead to problems with the shipment of products or cause an increase in the cost of transportation.A Dneprospetsstal representative at a meeting of representatives of the mining and smelting complex of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk said…
DetailsThe Industrial Policy Ministry announced that Ukraine boosted ferrous metal exports not including pipes by 42% in 2010 valued at $14.606 billion.Metal product imports rose by 71.5% to $1.914 billion, pipe exports edged down from $1.399 billion in 2009 to $1.352 billion in 2010, revenue from welded pipe exports fell to $589.2 million from $908.6…
DetailsIt is reported that Ukraine increased import of high quality raw material DRI/HBI in 2010 2.71 times compared to 2009 to 346,500 tons.In December 2010 import of these products increased 21.1% compared to November 2010 to 30,100 tons. (Ugmk.info) Much more about metal of Ukraine, Russia and other CIS-countries at https://metalukraine.com/
According to the report, issued by the Ukrainian galvanized steel producer Unisteel, in 2010 Ukraine’s consumption of galvanized steel increased by about 30% YoY to 330,000 tons exceeding all forecasts and confirming that the galvanized steel sector is gradually recovering from the crisis, with construction companies increasing their activities.In 2011 Ukraine’s consumption of galvanized steel…
DetailsIt is reported that in 2010 metal products export from Ukraine increased by 5.8% as compared to 2009 to 27 million tons.The share of semi-products (slabs and square semi-products) in total export volume amounted to 42%.Metal products import to Ukraine in 2010 grew by 80% to 2.24 million tons. Not less than 50% of the…
DetailsIt is reported that galvanized steel consumption in Ukraine in 2010 grew merely by 30% compared to 2009 to 330,000 tons. This is a very good figure, which has overcome expectations and forecasts.For 2011 a further growth of galvanized steel consumption by 10-15% to 380 thousand tons is expected.In 2010 in Ukraine there appeared two…
DetailsUkrainian pipe industry boosted its output by 4.8% MoM in December 2010 scoring 11.1% YoY growth. Impressive 39.8% production hike by Khartsyzsk Pipe Works was the chief contributor to monthly growth while Interpipe NITR and NVTR underperformed by 17.8% MoM and 5.6% MoM respectively.According to a Millennium Capital analyst, “The news is positive for pipes.…
DetailsInterfax quoted industrial officials as saying that Ukraine steel companies planned to increase steel output by 6% in 2011 to 34.5 million tons, but a shortage of coke might ruin this effort. Ukraine, the world eighth-largest steelmaker, raised steel production to 32-33 million tons in 2010 after output fell to 29.8 million in 2009 due…
DetailsAccording to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 2010 to January 1 2011 Russia and other countries utilized 85.3% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of around 13,608 tons.The total quota…
DetailsMetinvest Holding LLC said it increased production by 32% last year after merging with the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.Its steel output jumped to 9.266 million tons in 2010 as compared with 7 million tons in 2009.Metinvest and Ilyich announced in July 2010 they planned to create a joint venture with annual output capacity…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian flat steel producer Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a part of steel and rolled products division of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest, commissioned on December 30, 2010 its sintering machine No 8.Ilyich stopped its sintering machine No. 8 on November 22, 2010 for the planned…
DetailsAccording to Metallurgprom, Ukrainian iron and steel producers’ association, Ukrainian producers are likely to increase iron and steel production by 6% in 2011 compared to 2010 and finished steel products production is planned to increase by 7%.Forecast of steel companies is even more optimistic – pig iron production – growth by 12%, steel smelting –…
DetailsUkraine boosted production of ferrous metals pipe by 10.7% in 2010 to 1.753 million tons.Ukrtruboprom told that Ukraine produced 184,800 tons of ferrous pipes in December 2010 alone.Ukrtruboprom noted a considerable reduction in pipe production by Khartsyzsk Pipe Works January through August 2010. Yet the production at the plant started growing since the end of…
DetailsZaporizhstal has spent over UAH 980 million on the installation of an aggregate that injects powdered coal into blast furnaces.The company said that the realization of the project planned for 2010-2011 would allow to cut power and technological fuel consumption during cast iron production by over 50 kilograms of conventional fuel or 194,000 tons of…
DetailsAccording to preliminary data, in 2010 Ukraine’s finished steel product output was up by 9% YoY to 29.197 million tons. The country also saw a 9.6% rise in its crude steel output to 32.726 million tons.In 2010 Ukraine saw a 6.5% increase in its pig iron production to 27.354 million tons and a 6.8% growth…
DetailsReuters reported that Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works plans to increase liquid steel output by 5.2% to 5.9 million tons in 2011 from about 5.6 million in 2010.In 2010 Ukraine’s largest mining and metals group Metinvest, owned by the country’s richest man Mr. Rinat Akhmetov, took over the Ilyich mill.The plant increased production from…
DetailsIt is reported that production results of Zaporizhstal steel works in 2010 compared to 2009 are:– pig iron increased by 1% to 2.763 million tons;– steel smelting increased by 5% to 3.449 million tons;– finished steel increased by 3.6% to 2.846 million tons;– sinter is 4.9 million tons.The major companies, where Zaporizhstal has a stake,…
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