In the January-February period of the current year Ukrainian companies produced 215,500 MT of steel pipes, down by 43% compared to the same period last year, according to the figures issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers. In February alone Ukraine’s steel pipe production decreased by 30.7% compared to January, to 121,600 MT. (SteelGuru)
Metinvest Group, an international vertically integrated group of mining and steel companies, announced changes in the governance structure of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Ilyich Stal.Metinvest BV (the Netherlands) became a member of the supervisory boards of MMKI and Ilyich Stal as of February 15th, 2013. Metinvest BV will be the sole…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRONUKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRONUKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETSUKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETSUKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROLLED WIREUKRAINE&RUSSIA: SLABS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: REINFORCEMENT STEEL, CLASS A1, A3UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUNDS, SQUARESUKRAINE&RUSSIA: BEAMS, CHANNEL UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ANGLES Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max December 618.09 878.99 646.82 832.31 January 602.56 838.61 610.78 832.31 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and…
DetailsKremenchuk Steel Works, one of the largest cast iron producers in the CIS and the major semi-finished products supplier for Kryukiv Railcar Plant, stops its production from February 13 until the beginning of March 2013, the plant’s labor union informs. The plant representatives explained the decision with certification difficulties and sales complications. (SteelGuru)
In March Ukraine’s crude steel production will fall by an estimated 1.6% compared to January this year to 2.8 million tons.Pig iron output will total 2.540 million tons in March, up by 1.7% compared to January, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.550 million tons, up by 1% compared to January.In…
DetailsMariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that it has stopped its HDG line No 1 due to repair works and unfavourable market conditions. The unit is scheduled to remain idle in February and will be restarted as soon as the market…
DetailsIn January the Ukrainian titanium industry raised titan ore and concentrate export 2.9 times YoY to almost 31,000 tons.The Russian Federation, China and Czech Republic were among the key customers with 34.7%, 25.6% and 19.5% in total sales respectively. (SteelGuru)
In the first month of 2013 Ukraine augmented coke production by 23.3% YoY to 171,500 tons. Ukraine raised coke import in January by 77.5% YoY to 119,900 tons. (SteelGuru)
In January the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 536,500 tons, down by 3.35% YoY.In addition, in the given month ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 2.04% decrease YoY in its finished steel output to 469,900 tons, while pig iron production decreased by 1.07% YoY…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukrainian exports of long steel products decreased by 0.2% YoY to 5.729 million tons. In December 2012 Ukraine’s long steel product exports increased by 14% MoM to 506,850 tons.In 2012 Ukraine registered a 4.7% decrease year on year in its long steel product…
DetailsUkrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, has announced that in February it plans to cut its crude steel production by 5% compared to January to 380,000 tons and to reduce its production of steel products by 4% MoM to around 350,000 tons due…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukraine registered an 8.8% increase year on year in its flat steel imports to 1.002 million tons. In December 2012 Ukraine’s flat steel imports decreased by 11.9% compared to November to 69,190 tons.In 2012 Ukraine’s flat steel exports decreased by 13.1% compared to…
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