In March metal companies consumed 240 million cubic meters of gas, down by 4.4%, or 11 million cubic meters, MoM. Average daily gas consumption by metal companies totaled 7.8 million cubic meters. In February gas consumption by Ukrainian metal companies decreased by 3.4%, or 9 million cubic meters, to 251 million cubic meters, to January…
DetailsExperts forecast steel output on the level of 2.7 million tons in May, that of pig iron at 2.56 million tons, and 2.5 million tons of rolled metal. To ensure the manufacture of such volumes, metal companies will need 630 thousand tons of sinter ore, 1580 thousand tons of concentrate, 520 thousand tons of sinter,…
DetailsIn the first quarter of 2014 UK-based Ferrexpo plc, owner of the Poltava and Yeristovo mining and processing works (PGOK and EGOK respectively), increased pellets output by 10.4%, to 2.8 million tons. In particular, in the first quarter the company increased output of pellets of its own raw materials by 9.2%, to 2.7 million tons,…
DetailsIn 2013 within the program of strengthening its positions on strategic markets, Metinvest Holding increased the range of its metal wares by 30 products, which allowed the company to expand the range of its customers and create additional sales opportunities. This resulted in sales increase by 37% on the markets of Middle East and Northern…
DetailsIn January-February Ukrainian ferroalloy companies increased output by 51.7%, to 172.2 thousand tons, YoY. In particular, silicomanganese production increased by 34.4%, to 125.8 thousand tons, that of ferromanganese – by 27.2%, to 17.3 thousand tons, while ferrosilicone (45%) output rose 4.6 times, to 29.1 thousand tons. Ukrainian mining-metallurgical companies increased manganese concentrate output by 42.9%,…
DetailsIn January-March Ukrainian metal companies smelted 7.53 million tons of steel, down by 9% YoY. Rolled metal manufacture decreased by 8%, to 6.73 million tons. Steel pipes production in January-March fell to 0.34 million tons, down by 15% YoY. The country produced 7 million tons of pig iron, down by 3% YoY. In 2014 Ukrainian…
DetailsIn March South Mining and Processing Works (UGOK) decreased its concentrate output by 0.55%, to 887.1 thousand tons, YoY. Sinter production went down by 14.9%, to 200 thousand tons. In January-March UGOK increased concentrate output by 5.65%, to 2736.4 thousand tons, YoY. Sinter production fell by 12.11%, to 617 thousand tons. Decrease in concentrate output…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: SQUARE BILLETS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: ROLLED WIRE UKRAINE&RUSSIA: SLABS UKRAINE&RUSSIA: REINFORCEMENT STEEL, CLASS A1, A3 Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR36.0501* min max January 444.38 776.70 February 454.23 718.44 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH9.9863* min max January 440.90 548.67 February 482.86 560.87 Month Export,…
DetailsIn January-February Ukraine exported 4 thousand tons of rails to Russia, up 2.5 times to 2012-2013 results. This marks the highest level of deliveries for the past few years.In the given period Ukraine’s share in the Russian rail imports exceeded 90%, while in 2012-2013 it was lower than 4%. That was due to the abundance…
DetailsIraq allowed Metinvest group of companies to supply large diameter pipes. The Iraqi state South Oil Company has finished the technical audit of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works and Khartsyzsk Pipe Works. According to the group of companies statement, this was the final qualification step, and now Metinvest is among the suppliers of large diameter…
DetailsIn February ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih increased output of its main products, in particular, pig iron manufacture increased by 8%, to 475 thousand tons, as opposed to 441.2 thousand tons in February 2013.Steel output totaled 539.7 thousand tons, up by 5.7% YoY from 510.4 thousand tons. Rolled metal production increased by 5.2%, to 461.2 thousand tons…
DetailsIn February Ukraine’s coal mining increased by 0.4%, to 5.1 million tons, as compared with February 2013.
In January-February Ukraine mined 10.1 million tons of coal, up by 0.2% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In February in Ukraine steel manufacture (without continuous-cast semi-products) decreased by 16.5%, to 1053 thousand tons, YoY, but increased by 2.4% MoM. In January-February Ukraine produced 2082 thousand tons of steel, down by 19% YoY. Continuous-cast semi-products output decreased in February by 7.7% YoY, to 1341 thousand tons, and again by 7.7% MoM. In January-February…
DetailsIn 2013 metal companies of Metinvest group started producing 33 new types of wares. Several companies of the group introduced new goods: Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Promet Steel (Bulgaria). Among the new wares are the rolled squares with 10-20 mm thickness, sections…
DetailsArcelorMIttal Kriviy Rih has changed its target markets, by increasing exports due to the demand fall on the local market. According to ArcelorMittal head Lakshmi Mittal, “Ukrainian domestic market has collapsed. While manufactirng processes carry on, we export larger lots of rolled metal, than planned”. ArcelorMittal has also changed its forecasts on CIS steel consumption.…
DetailsIn January-February Ukrainian ferroalloy companies increased their output by 51.7%, to 172.2 thousand tons, YoY. In particular, silicomanganese production went up by 34.4%, to 125.8 thousand tons, ferromanganese manufacture increased by 27.2%, to 17.3 thousand tons, while ferrosilicon output rose 4.6 times, to 29.1 thousand tons. In addition to that manganese concentrate output increased by…
DetailsIn 2013 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih increased its carbon steel output by 0.2%, to 6.43 million tons, YoY. Pig iron production decreased by 0.1%, to 5.6 million tons, while rolled metal output went up by 1.2%, to 5.66 million tons. December 2013 was one of the most productive months for the company. Pig iron, steel and…
DetailsEnergomashspetsstal (EMSS) is to produce a large batch of rolls for the largest metal corporation ArcelorMittal. The rolls will be supplied to four metal works of the Falt Carbon Europe group: ArcelorMittal Poland, ArcelortMittal Fos-sur-Mer (France), ArcelorMittal Bremen (Germany) and ArcelorMittal Gent (Belgium). EMSS will produce rolls for hot-rolled mills with the total weight of…
DetailsIn 2014 Kremenchuk Steel Works plans to increase its output by 36.5%, or 25.6 thousand tons, to 96 thousand tons, as compared with 2013. But the company’s plans might change due to the market situation. The works had to stop from February 22 till March 15 due to the sales problems. Kremenchuk Steel Works is…
DetailsUkrainian steel exporters are desperately trying to find new markets, such as North Africa, as the weak currency suffered from the crisis and dropped rolled wire prices to the 3.5 years minimum. Ukraine, the second largest steel rolled wire exporter in the world, has recently supplied this material to Algeria, while the rolled wire prices…
DetailsIn January-February Ukraine decreased steel output by 10%, to 4.89 million tons, YoY. Rolled metal output decreased by 8%, to 4.4 million tons. Pig iron production dropped by 5%, to 4.54 million tons. Coke output in January-February decreased by 3%, to 2.83 million tons. In 2013 metal companies produced 29.11 million tons of pig iron,…
DetailsIn February the South Mining and Processing Works (UGOK) increased its concentrate output by 8.16%, to 871.8 thousand tons, YoY.
Sinter output in February decreased by 8.9%, to 210 thousand tons. Sinter output decrease is explained by the sinter machine overhaul. The overhaul will result in the increase of the sinter quality. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-February 2014 Zaporizhstal increased its pig iron output by 0.3%, to 528.2 thousand tons, that of steel – by 0.2%, to 626.5 thousand tons, and rolled metal by 4.9%, to 555.6 thousand tons, all YoY.In February the works produced 244.5 thousand tons of pig iron, 289.6 thousand tons of steel and 263.2 thousand tons…
DetailsIn 2013 the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (Ilyich), a part of Metinvest group, increased its dead losses by 5.3%, to 2929.91 million UAH, as compared with 2012. Current liabilities of the works increased by 11.7%, to 8085.86 million UAH, while the longterm ones were on the level of 23.18 million UAH (80 thousand…
DetailsIn 2013 the dead loss of Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works (EMZ), a part of Metinvest group, increased 7 times, to 496 million UAH, while in 2012 it was on the level of 69.4 million UAH. EMZ increased its current liabilities by 89.4, to 17.5 billion UAH, but decreased its longterm ones 8 times, to…
DetailsIn 2013 Ukraine produced around 17.6 million tons of coke, down by 7.1%, or 1.3 million tons, YoY. While coke consumption decreased by 2.8%. According to the experts, in 2014 Ukraine would produce about 17.7 million tons of coke (up by 0.6%). The expected coke import volumes are 550 thousand tons (up by 10%), while…
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