Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR56.258* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH15.769* min max min max November 248.87 248.87 303.84 358.76 December 268.81 268.81 306.56 388.30 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.12.14 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR56.258* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH15.769* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max min max November 222.19 248.87 269.06 293.78 380.00 385.00 395.00 400.00 December 257.74 268.81 289.60 312.03 335.00 370.00 335.00 370.00 * – Ukrainian Hrivna…
DetailsIn 2014 Ukraine produced 1396 thousand tons of steel pipes, down by 13.7%, or by 221 thousand tons, YoY (1617 thousand tons in 2013).
In 2014 Ukraine imported $354.26 million worth of coke, with imports on the level of $191.99 million.
Interpipe, one of Ukraine’s largest steel pipemakers, will not supply any products to Russia in 2015 due to a slump in the Russian rouble and prohibitive import duties, the company said in a statement.
In 2014 Yevraz-Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky (formerly known as Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky) produced 1001 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 2.4% YoY.
In 2014 steel output in Ukraine decreased by 16.9%, or by 5508 thousand tons, to 27161 thousand tons, YoY.
In 2014 Ukraine exported 977.53 thousand tons of ferroalloys, up by 40.2% YoY, or up by 27.3%, to 1.153 billion.
In 2014 Ukraine produced 1529.1 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, up by 19.2%, or by 246.7 thousand tons, YoY.
In 2014 Ukrainian mining companies exported 40894.26 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 7.7% YoY.
The European Commission is imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, China and Russia and terminating the proceeding for imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Ukraine.
Ukraine in December 2014 saw a 28.5% decline in steel output YoY, to 1.903 million tons, being the 11th in the rating compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) of the 65 main steel producing nations.
In 2014 Ukraine exported $3387.09 million worth of flat steel products, with imports on the level of $759.66 million.
In 2014 Kremenchuk Steel Works produced 12692 tons of cast iron, down 5.5 times YoY.
In 2014 Ukrainian ferroalloy companies produced 1.08 million tons of ferroalloys, up by 24.7% YoY.
In 2014 Ukraine exported 2.2 million tons of steelsmelting pig iron, down by 2.3% YoY, or by 2.5%, to $802.3 million.
In 2014 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced 5555.4 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 1.9% YoY.
In 2014 Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF) produced 40.1 thousand tons of ferromanganese, up by 45.8%, or by 12.6 thousand tons, YoY.
In 2014 Ukraine exported $1094.98 million worth of steel pipes with imports on the level of $108.01 million.
According to the World Steel Association, in December 2014 Ukraine went up to 11th position in the leading world steel manufacturers rating, leaving behind Italy that fell to the 13th place.
In 2014 Ferrexpo plc, owner of the Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works (PGOK and EGOK), increased its output of pellets of its own raw materials by 2%, to 10670.54 thousand tons, and those of purchased raw materials – by 1%, to 350.86 thousand tons, all YoY.
In 2014 Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a part of the Industrial Union of Donbass, produced 2.53 million tons of rolled metal, down by 15.1% YoY.
In 2014 Ukraine decreased its carbon steel semi-finished products exports by 15.8%, to 9.16 million tons, YoY. At the same time they fell by 17.2%, to $4.34 billion.
In 2014 Ukrainian companies consumed 4 million tons of steel, down by 43.7% YoY (7.1 million tons in 2013).
According to Ukrkoks association, in 2015 Ukraine will need to import 12-14 million tons of coking coal to meet the domestic demand.