In January-March Evraz Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky decreased steel semi-finished products (billets) output, at the same time increasing rolled metal (structural steel) output. According to the company statement, this has to do with the market demand.
A people’s deputy Sergey Taruta supports limitations of ferrous scrap exports from Ukraine.
Under the current price situation on the global markets, scrap export duty from Ukraine should be on the level of 50-60 euro per ton.
The Ministry of economical development and trade plans to pass to the Verkhovnaya Rada the decree on scrap market decriminalization.
Ukraine is suffering from the drastic shortage of scrap. This has already affected output and the country economy, say Zaporozhye and Mariupol mayors in their letter to the parliament.
The Parliament committee on industrial policy has suggested imposing a scrap export duty on the level of 30 euro per ton.
On April 25, the Ministry of economical development and trade plans to give out another batch of ferrous scrap export quotas.
In 2015 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant received 224.15 million UAH of losses.
In March 2016 Ukraine imported $10.61 million worth of coke, while exports totaled $2.66 million.
The supervisory board of Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Works has dismissed 2 members of the board and appointed 1 member.
Mariupol Sea Trade Port has received a coastal cargo vessel with raw materials for Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Azovstal.
The employees of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works want their company to be named after Zot Nekrasov.
Shareholders of Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant have reelected Vladimir Nikitashev the company general director.
In March Ukraine exported $21.47 million worth of pig iron, while imports reached $0.05 million.
The increase of the railroad tariffs has led to the increase of the ferronickel cost price at Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant.
In 2015 United Mining and Chemical Company received 632 million UAH of net profits.
In January-March Evraz halted its Sukhaya Balka Works temporarily because of the low demand for iron ore.
Zaporizhstal has finished capital repairs of the blast furnace #5.
The supervisory board of Nikopol South Pipe Works has reelected Olga Gorbova the company general director.
In March Ukraine exported $34.98 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $10.67 million.
Shareholders of Ogneupornerud have dismissed one supervisor board member and appointed two more instead.
In March Ukraine exported $53.79 million worth of ferroalloys, with imports on the level of $4.84 million.
Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant has finished switching its drying plant to pulverized coal.
The newly appointed minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik has promised to visit Novovolynsk as he intends to keep the coal industry in the region.
In March Coal Energy S. A., owner of a number of assets in Ukraine, produced 25.63 thousand tons of coal, up 3.3 times YoY, or by 17.96 thousand tons.
Zaporozhkoks has started supplying coke gas to Zaporizhstal.