In January Ukraine’s pig iron exports went up by 28% MoM but decreased by 35% YoY amounting to 108,130 tons valued at $45.8 million.57,640 tons of Ukraine’s pig iron exports in January were delivered to Turkey, 47,380 tons were shipped to Italy, 1,600 tons were exported to Austria and 1,510 tons were delivered to Bulgaria.…
DetailsIn February Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky (DMKD), the subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, mastered the production of 150 mm and 200 mm billets at its new seven strand continuous caster No 3, which during the month in question produced 69,300 tons of billets. DMKD total output…
DetailsIn January Ukraine’s ferrous scrap exports went down by 56% MoM and 11.5% YoY to 26,450 tons (delivered to Turkey). The value of Ukraine’s scrap export sales in January 2011 was down by 55.6% YoY decreasing to $9.17 million. (SteelOrbis)
According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in February Ukraine’s average daily pig iron output continued its positive trend, seeing an increase of 1.3% MoM from 77,800 tons to 78,800 tons. Product January, t February, t Pig iron 77,800 78,800 Crude steel 92,400 95,300 Rolled steel products 89,600 89,000 In the first 14…
DetailsAccording to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, Ukrainian steel producers are likely to see their annual production costs increased by UAH 3.4 billion due to higher natural gas prices and growth in iron ore and coke prices.Currently the natural gas price at the border with Russia is $268/1,000 cubic meters while as of…
DetailsIt is reported that in February steel output in Ukraine fell by 7% MoM largely due to the breakup in Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works and fewer work days in February. ALMK has been the growth leader with 11% steel output increase. According to a Millennium Capital analyst, ” The news is mixed for the…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih announced that in February it managed to halt the decline, seen in its production in January, caused by the stoppage of two sintering units for repair, as it completed the major overhaul of one of the units. Mr. Aleksandr Ioskov, acting COO of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, said that “According to the results…
DetailsAccording to preliminary data, in the January to February Ukraine increased its steel pipe output by 65.6% YoY to 348,000 tons. This increase was due to the significant growth in output of Metinvest subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, which in January to February produced 101,300 tons of steel pipes, up from 19,230 tons produced in the…
DetailsIt is reported that Ukrainian galvanized steel producer Unisteel in 2011 plans to increase its share in the Ukrainian domestic market to 15% and to start exports to Russia, Georgia, Armenia and to Middle Eastern countries, such as Syria and Lebannon.In January to February Unisteel produced 5,300 tons of galvanized steel products, its share in…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR31.38* min max December 455.70 621.41 January 455.70 621.41 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH 5.33* min max December 766.04 804.88 January 763.60 789.68 * – the US dollar exchange rate has been fixed to avoid exchange rate differences. (Ukrainian Metal) UKRAINE&RUSSIA:…
DetailsIt is reported that in January to February this year the Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal’s finished steel product output increased by 25% YoY to 511,000 tons, while its crude steel production rose by 24% YoY to 612,000 tons.In the first two months of this year Zaporizhstal saw a 13% YoY increase in its pig iron output…
DetailsAccording to preliminary data, in the January to February period of this year Ukraine registered an increase of 13% YoY in its finished steel product output to 4.903 million tons and a 9% rise in its crude steel output to 5.535 million tons.In the first two months of 2011 Ukraine saw a 4% YoY increase…
DetailsThe Ukrainian flat steel producer Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a part of the steel and rolled products division of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest, has estimated that the completion of the construction of its PCI facility for blast furnaces will require a further $100 million plus or minus 30%.In November…
DetailsThe Ukrainian flat steel producer Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a part of the steel and rolled products division of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest, said that in 2010 it reduced its average coke consumption per one metric ton of pig iron production by 3.5% YoY to 502 kilogram with a…
DetailsInterpipe is continuing the construction of its new electric steel smelting complex Interpipe Steel with capacity of 1.32 million tons of steel billets per year. Currently, construction works at the building site are 72% complete.The continuous casting machine 1 and continuous casting machine 2, a ferroalloy warehouse, gas-cleaning and chemical water treatment sets are nearing…
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