Mr. Valeriy Muntiyan, the government envoy for cooperation with Russia, the CIS, EurAsEC and other regional associations, said, Ukraine hoped to increase quotas for the duty free supplies of pipes to the Customs Union member countries to 320,000 tons in 2013.He said that “The Ukrainian side will continue to negotiate and we will be doing…
DetailsIn the January to July period of the current year Ukraine’s imports of steel products increased by 8.9% YoY to 1.052 million tons.In July alone Ukraine’s steel product imports increased by 8.8% MoM to 176,400 tons. (SteelOrbis)
In the January to July period of the current year the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 3.6595 million tons, up by 18.9% YoY.In addition, in the first seven months of the year ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 16.3% increase YoY in its finished…
DetailsIn the January to July period of the current year Ukraine’s exports of steel products decreased by 6.3% YoY to 13.508 million tons.In July alone Ukraine’s steel product exports decreased by 3.7% compared to June to 1.778 million tons. (SteelOrbis)
Metallurgical enterprises in Ukraine reduced production of steel by 4% YoY to 19.385 million tons in January to July. Production of roll declined by 7% to 17.32 million tons.Production of cast iron increased by 1% to 16.806 million tons in the seven months.A significant decrease in metal production has been visible recently because of negative…
DetailsThe Ukrainian unit of ArcelorMittal, the world largest steelmaker, increased steel production last month by 28%.ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih said steel output rose to 544,100 tons in July compared with 425,100 tons in the same month a year earlier.Pig iron productions increase to 477,500 tons from 363,900 tons in July last year. (Bloomberg)
The State statistics committee said, Ukraine’s total exports of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and metal products, measured by value, decreased by 7.3% YoY to $10.2 billion in January to June.The committee said export of metals and metal products accounted for 30.3% of the country total exports worth $33.7 billion in the period. (Ukrainian Journal)
In September Ukraine’s crude steel production will rise by 3.4% YoY to 2.640 million tons.Pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.3 million tons in September, up by 0.8% compared to July, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to be 2.370 million tons, up by 2.3% compared to July.In August Ukrainian companies plan…
DetailsThe Russian government has approved a 150,000 tons quota for duty-free imports of certain types of steel pipes from Ukraine to Russia in the second half of the current year. The quota in question was proposed by Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development.In the January to June period of the current year Ukraine was allowed duty-free…
DetailsIt is reported that the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that it plans to stop its hot-rolled plate mill 3000 for capital repairs on August 26 or August 27.The repairs are expected to be completed within 15 days. The output…
DetailsIn 2012 Ukraine’s rolled steel production will decline by 4-5% YoY to 30 million tons.Pig iron output in Ukraine will total 29 million tons in 2012, while Ukrainian production of crude steel in the year is expected to be 33.5 million tons.In the first seven months of the current year Ukraine registered a 7% decline…
DetailsIt is reported that domestic metal consumption increased by 1% YoY to 3.5 million tons in H1 2012.The volume of imported products increased by 18% YoY to 840 000 tons during the period, while its share reached 23.9% of the market compared to 20.5% in H1 2011. (Phoenix-capital)
According to the data, issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the January to June period of the current year Ukraine registered a 24.1% increase YoY in its long steel product imports to 207,950 tons. In June Ukraine’s long steel product imports increased by 14.2% MoM to 43,370 tons.In the January to June period Ukrainian…
DetailsAccording to the data, issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the January to June period of the current year Ukraine registered a 15.2% increase YoY in its flat steel imports to 453,980 tons. In June Ukraine’s flat steel imports decreased by 28.5% compared to May to 79,630 tons.On the other hand, in the first…
DetailsUkrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, plans to increase its production of steel products in August by around 21% compared to July to around 290,000 tons including 195,000 tons of finished rolled steel products and 95-100,000 tons of slabs. (SteelOrbis)