In September Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to decrease by 5.1% compared to July to 2.670 million metric tons. In September pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.490 million metric tons, up by 0.7% compared to the July results, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.4 million metric tons,…
DetailsMr. Rostyslav Shurma, director general of Zaporizhstal, said that Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and metal group of companies, could merge Zaporizhstal and Zaporizhkoks, one of the largest producers of coke-chemical goods in Ukraine, in the long term.Mr. Shurma said that the merger of the two companies was logical, as they operated at one…
DetailsMr. Rostislav Shurma, general director of Zaporizhstal Group, said that Zaporizhstal Group, part of the Ukrainian iron and steel holding Metinvest, posted a net profit of UAH 200 million in the first half of 2013, compared with a net loss of about UAH 500 million in the same period last year.Mr. Shurma said that “The…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the first seven months of the current year Ukraine registered a 1% decrease in its finished steel product output to 17.147 million metric tons, a 0.2% decrease in its crude steel output to 19.350 million metric tons and a 0.9% rise in its pig…
DetailsUkrainian pipe group Interpipe plans to organize production of pipes with ultra premium thread connections meeting CAL IV standards for use in the most demanding oil and gas production projects.Pipes will be delivered to Shell for use in its projects in Ukraine.Interpipe said that during the discussion of specific measures pursuant to its memorandum of…
DetailsIn May this year Ukrainian exports of pig iron increased by 9% MoM to 173,200 tons.In January-May exports of pig iron from Ukraine increased by 12.2% compared to the same period of last year to 822,500 tons.On the other hand, in the first five months of the current year Ukrainian imports of pig iron decreased…
DetailsIn May 2013 Ukraine’s exports of steel products decreased by 13.3% MoM to 1.893 million metric tons.In January to May Ukraine exported 9.955 million metric tons of steel products, up by 0.7% YoY.In May Ukraine registered a 9.5% decrease MoM in its steel product imports to 165,100 metric tons. (SteelGuru)
Zaporizhstal said that steel production rose by 1% on the year in January to July to 2.2 million tons.The company’s pig iron production remained flat in the period at 1.8 million tons, while rolled steel output rose by 3% to around 1.8 million tons.Zaporizhstal produced 341,600 tons of steel in July, up on the year…
DetailsAccording to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in the first half of the current year Ukraine did not export any steel scrap, while in the same period of last year the country exported 315,839 metric tons of scrap worth a total of $131.973 million.In January-June Ukraine’s scrap imports increased 2.4 times YoY to 103,651…
DetailsDuring the first halfyear of the 2013 Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporizhstal” reduced energy consumption of manufactured steel product by 6,4%. There is the program of the Metinvest Group at Zaporizhstal which is oriented on realization energy-efficient process and implementation of total control raw material consumption and energy resources across all levels of manufacture.…
DetailsYenakievo Iron & Steel Works’ Makeevka Branch mastered the production of thread bar, the use of which simplifies and accelerates the process of rock bolting, an advanced method for affixing mine tunnel roofs.Rock bolt works immediately after installation, improving mine tunnel stability as rock stratification is prevented and the size of inelastic deformation areas is…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETS Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max May 593.24 602.56 461.83 555.46 June 593.24 602.56 455.07 561.09 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min…
DetailsAccording to the figures issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in the January to June period of the current year, Ukrainian companies produced 847,700 metric tons of steel pipes, down by 24.5% compared to the same period last year. In June alone Ukraine’s steel pipe production decreased by 7.4% compared to May, to 134,200 metric…
DetailsIn August 2013 Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to increase by 1.1% compared to June to 2.760 million metric tons. According to forecasts, in August pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.530 million metric tons, up by 5.8% compared to the June results, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total…
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