According to Mr. Yuriy Ryzhkov, analyst of Astrum Investment Management, Ukrainian metallurgical companies will reduce steel output in February by 5% to 7% as compared with the previous month.He said that “We expect that in February the situation of raw materials supply will improve. However, due to the less days number in this month steel…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January 2010 Ukraine registered a 20% YoY increase in its finished steel product output to 2.433 million tons and a 26% rise in its crude steel output to 2.726 million tons.In the first month of 2010, Ukraine saw a 25%…
DetailsInterpipe NTRP mill in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine has started production of seamless pipes with corrosion-resistant coating. The corrosion-resistant coating protects the surface and is applied by new painting installation equipment made by Venjakob. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel will receive the first batch of pipe products with the protective coating.Mr. Fadi Hraibi, product and…
DetailsYenakievo Iron and Steel Works (EMZ), part of Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 184,000 tons of cast iron and 209,500 tons of steel. Output of rolled products comprised 196500 tons. (SteelGuru)
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 409,100 tons of hot metal and 466,700 tons of crude steel. Azovstal’s key performance indicators Product December 2009, th. t November 2009, th. t Change, % 2009, th. t 2008, th. t Change, % Hot metal 409.1 397.9 2.8 4,016.3 4,610.7 -12.9…
DetailsIt is reported that in 2009 tube and pipe import to Ukraine reduced by 61.4% as compared to 2008 to 39,410 tons.The cost of tube imports in 2009 reduced by 64.8% to $78.39 million.The structure of Ukrainian tube and pipe import was as follows: 1. Seamless pipes import is reduced by 49.8% to 25,840 tons.2.…
DetailsExport:1. Steel pipes decreased by 23.8% YoY to 1.378 million tons.2. Semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 8.5% YoY to 11.5 million tons3. Flat rolled steel decreased by 26.5% YoY to about 6.05 million tons.4. Long steel dropped by 12.2% YoY to 4.924 million tons.5. Ferroalloy down by 22% YoY to 774,570 tons.6. Pig iron…
DetailsAccording to the government data, Ukrainian ferrous scrap metals recycling companies have increased their export by 38.9% YoY in comparison with 2008 to 885,000 tons in 2009.In December 2009 scrap export made approximately 55,000 tons. Supplies of scrap to the local steel mills in 2009 made 4.602 million tons compared to 5.841 million tons a…
DetailsIn 2010 Interpipe NTRP mill plans to save 320 tons of metal or the equivalent of UAH 1 million by reducing technological cutting while rolling measured 6 meter pipes. This advancement has been made possible due to new technology implemented by the company.With this technology it is possible to reduce the use of metal by…
DetailsIt is reported that Zaporizhstal starts construction of its oxygen converter shop in 2010. All objects within the zone of construction to be demolished and removed.The cost of construction is $2 billion, the terms are not disclosed.Zaporizhstal is one of the four largest integrated steel works in Ukraine, but the steel is obtained there by…
DetailsJSC Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, part of the Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 18,940 tons of large diameter pipes, 2,050 tons below November performance. Product December 2009, t November 2009, t Change, % Large diameter pipes 18,937 20,989 -10.84 December production decline is due to the month production program. Product 2009, t 2008, t Change,…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian seamless stainless steel tube producer Centravis has announced that it has been successfully certified and joined the ranks of the officially approved suppliers of one of the leaders in the oil and gas sector, the state owned national company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco.The status of the official supplier…
DetailsThe Ukrainian flat steel producer Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol (Ilyich) has announced that it plans to invest about $28 million into reconstruction of its existing gas cleaning equipment at its sinter shop No 2.The reconstruction will include the installation of eight new up to date electric filters at its sinter shop No…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRONUKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROLLED WIREUKRAINE&RUSSIA: SLABS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: REINFORCEMENT STEEL, CLASS A1, A3 UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUNDS, SQUARES Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR31.38* min max October 394.84 608.67 November 401.53 627.79 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH 5.33* min max October 711.44 781.80 November 717.82 938.09…
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