It is reported that in January to February the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output by 2.1 times to 112,700 tons.Specifically, during the first two months of 2010, Interpipe NTRP registered a 46.3% increase in its pipe production to 48,700 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its pipe output increase 2.5…
DetailsIt is reported that Azovstal, an integrated iron & steel works which is a part of Metinvest holding, has increased production of rolled steel products in January to February by 87.6% YoY to 859,000 tons, crude steel by 83.5% to 923,000 tons, pig iron by 80.6% to 784,000 tons, coke by 11.4% to 322,000 tons.February…
DetailsIt is reported that in February in comparison with January Ukraine has reduced production of pig iron by 10.9% to 2.084 million tons.In general during January to February 2010 compared to the same of 2009 production of pig iron at Ukrainian mills increased by 15.2% to 4.42 million tons.In January 2010 as compared to December…
DetailsIn January Ukraine exports of ferroalloys registered an increase of 10.3% to 97,390 tons compared to December 2009. Meanwhile, compared to January 2009, the country ferroalloy exports went up 5.9 times. Specifically, Ukraine ferrosilicomanganese exports increased by 2.9% to 62,000 tons, its ferromanganese exports went up two times to 14,300 tons while its ferrosilicon exports…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January to February Ukraine finished steel product output registered an increase of 11% to 4.514 million tons and crude steel output up by 12% to 5.069 million tons.In the first two months of 2010 Ukraine pig iron production saw an…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian company Unisteel plans in June to start production at its new 100,000 tons annual capacity HDG line at the city of Kriviy Rih in the region of Dnipropetrovsk.In March Unisteel will complete the installation of the line equipment, in April to May training will be carried out for staff…
DetailsLeading steel pipe and railway wheel maker Interpipe has been recognized as an Industry leader for its work in environmental protection in Ukraine. The recognition comes from the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Ukraine which praised Interpipe’s NTRP mill as part of its project on Ecology environment and nature management in Ukraine. Interpipe NTRP mill…
DetailsAccording to the data for January, Ukrainian exports of steel pipes decreased by 4.9% YoY to 60,300 tons while the country semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 7.5% YoY to 838,320 tons.During the first month of 2010, Ukraine exports of long steel increased by 84.5% YoY and by 20.7% MoM to 543,000 tons including 255,200…
DetailsIt is reported that the improving situation in the world steel market and the stabilization of companies’ profits have allowed Ukrainian steelmakers to restart their investments projects, which were initiated before the crisis but postponed in late 2008. Meanwhile, the market situation has forced Ukrainian steelmakers to switch their investment priorities from the increase of…
DetailsInterpipe Nyzhniodniprovsky pipe-rolling plant saw its net losses rise by 3.2 times or UAH 246.68 million in 2009 YoY to UAH 356.69 million.A company report on the holding of a general meeting of its shareholders scheduled for April 13 says that its undistributed profit last year grew by 3.5%, to UAH 1.183 billion.Over the year,…
DetailsMETAL OF UKRAINE & RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON, JANUARY 2010 Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR31.38* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH 5.33* min max min max December 286.81 323.45 469.04 506.57 January 286.81 323.45 469.04 506.57 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max…
DetailsIt is reported that Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has denied the media rumors that it is in the process of acquiring the Ukrainian steel producer Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant, the mini-mill previously known as ISTIL.Mr. Alexander Tolkach, director of Mechel’s department of communications, said “We categorically deny this information.”Donetsk Electrometallurgical…
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