In March metal output is forecast to increase by 8.5-11.5% to that of the February level. In particular, pig iron output would reach 2600 thousand tons (on average 83.9 thousand tons daily), up by 11.5% compared with February. Steel smelting would be 2700 thousand tons (87.1 thousand tons a day), up by 8.5% to the…
DetailsIn 2013 Ukraine decreased its ferrous metal exports by 6.4%, to $14.32 billion, as compared with 2012. Ferrous metals export share reached 22.6% in the total export volume. Metal wares exports decreased by 8.7%, to $2.59 billion, and totalled 4.1% in the total export volumes. In December 2013 ferrous metals exports reached $1.223 billion, while…
DetailsIn 2013 Ukraine’s exports of steel half-products totalled $5295.44 million, while imports reached $73.75 million. In December 2013 Ukraine exported steel half-products for $513.04 million and imported for $3.74 million. The main importers of Ukrainian steel half-products in December 2013 were Egypt ($98.87 million) and Turkey ($98.37 million). In November 2013 Ukraine exported steel half-products…
DetailsIn January Ukrainian metal companies decreased their steel output by 12%, to 2.5 million tons, as compared with January 2013. Rolled metal manufacture decreased by 8%, to 2.3 million tons, while pig iron production dropped by 6%, to 2.34 million tons. Coke output in January decreased by 2%, to 1.49 million tons, as compared with…
DetailsIn January Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of the Metinvest group, decreased its rolled metal output by 18.6%, to 306 thousand tons, as compared with 2013. The works dropped its steel smelting by 11.3%, to 346 thousand tons, and its pig iron manufacture by 11.7%, to 298 thousand tons. In December 2013 Azovstal…
DetailsIn January Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works reached an increase in its output: pig iron manufacture rose by 1.7%, that of steel – by 2.3%, while rolled metal production increased by 3.9%. In January the works produced 283.8 thousand tons of pig iron, 336.6 thousand tons of steel and 293.4 thousand tons of rolled metal.…
DetailsIn January electrometallurgical works Dneprospetsstal (Zaporozhye) increased its steel smelting by 7.4%, to 24 thousand tons, as compared with 22.4 thousand tons in January 2013. According to a company representative, the works decreased its rolled metal output by 23.7%, to 10.6 thousand tons (13.8 thousand tons in January 2013). In February the works plans to…
DetailsIn January Yuzhniy Mining and Processing Works (UGOK) increased its concentrate output by 9.58%, to 977.5 thousand tons, as compared with January 2013. Sinter production in January decreased by 16.2%, to 207 thousand tons. It was due to the sinter machine #3 overhaul. In 2013 UGOK produced 10.936 million tons of concentrate. Sinter production in…
DetailsIn January EVRAZ – Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky decreased its rolled metal output by 7%, to 69 thousand tons, as compared with January 2013. The works kept its steel smelting at the January 2013 level (82 thousand tons) and increased pig iron output by 4.9%, to 79 thousand tons. In December…
DetailsAccording to experts, in 2014 iron ore raw materials output in Ukraine will increase by 0.9 million tons and will reach 82.1 million tons, without taking Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works sinter into account. The increase will be the result of the growing domestic market demand, as well as the high levels of exports…
DetailsIn January Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works decreased its rolled metal output by 5.4%, to 347 thousand tons, as compared with January 2013 (367 thousand tons). The works also decreased its output of steel by 4.7%, to 380 thousand tons, and pig iron production by 8.6%, to 350 thousand tons, as opposed to 399 and…
DetailsIn January ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih decreased its rolled metal output by 12.7%, to 410 thousand tons, compared with January 2013. Steel smelting dropped by 29.7%, to 377 thousand tons, while pig iron manufacture decreased by 29.6%, to 333 thousand tons. In December 2013 the works produced 501 thousand tons of rolled metal. 564.4 thousand tons…
DetailsIn January Mariupol Iron and Steel Works named after Ilyich, a part of Metinvest, decreased its rolled metal output by 8.7%, to 326 thousand tons, as compared to January 2013. Steel manufacture dropped by 13.5%, to 377 thousand tons, while pig iron output rose by 20.5%, to 442 thousand tons. In December 2013 the company…
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