Pig iron from Ukraine has reached during last days as high as $548 per ton CFR FO Mediterranean ports.
Also pig iron is in an apparent shortage with customers available to pay higher prices to secure and satisfy needs. (Steelprices-Europe)
According to the data released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in the Q1 of 2010 Ukraine imports of rolled steel products amounted to about 284,300 tons, up by 142.2% YoY.In March this year Ukraine increased its imports of rolled steel products by 12.5% compared to February, and by 85.9% YoY.…
DetailsUKRAINE & RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON METAL OF UKRAINE & RUSSIA: ROUND BILLETS, FEBRUARY 2010 Month Ukrainian market, $/t, $1/UAH5,33* min max January 577.18** 577.18** February 588.68 588.68 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max January 410.00 430.00 February 410.00 430.00 Month Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea…
DetailsAccording to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, as of April 1st Russia and other countries utilized 84.68% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm supplying a total of 12,896 tons.In March Ukraine’s imports of seamless casing and tubing…
DetailsMr. Andriy Kliuyev, the first Vice Prime-minister of Ukraine, said that the government of Ukraine had approved a resolution to prolong benefits for the companies in the metallurgical sector and retain the same prices for their products on the domestic market.He said that “We’ve agreed with the metallurgists that under a cabinet resolution we will…
DetailsAccording to the information, issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, up to April 1st 2010 Ukraine utilized 25.38% of its annual quota for rebar exports to Russia and 94.37% of its yearly quota for cold-rolled steel exports to the same destination, supplying a total of 101,528 tons and 198,182 tons respectively.From November 1st 2009…
DetailsThe Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works is the second Ukrainian enterprise belonging to the Industrial Union of Donbass which has passed the registration according to the international standards, namely ISO 1400 which is the ecological management and OHSAS 18000, the system of labour protection and security management. Earlier, in December 2009 Alchevsk Coking Plant received…
DetailsRIA Novosti quoted the Federal Customs Service said Russia halted from April 1st the imports of Ukrainian steel pipes duty free over the failure to agree on a quota for the second quarter of 2010.In February 2010 Russian steel pipe producers, accounting for over 70% of the domestic steel pipe market, requested the government halt…
DetailsIt is reported that in March this year the situation of the Ukrainian steelmakers improved and their crude steel output increased by 23.4% compared to February to 2.9 million tons. The growth was due to the recovery of demand in the country export markets and the increase in steel traders’ purchases due to a higher…
Details– finished rolled metal by 95.2% up to 369,000 tons;
– steel by 72.0% up to 387,000 tons;
– iron by 67.5% up to 330,000 tons;
– agglomerate by 23.1% up to 437,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
The Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans to complete the construction of its new continuous billet caster No 3 by the end of the first half of this year.The new 1.7 million tons capacity continuous caster No 3 will allow DMKD…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by the Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding, in March this year its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works increased its large diameter pipe output to 11,890 tons from just 353 tons in February.In January to March this year, KhPW produced 31,124 tons of LD pipes down by 79.2% YoY…
DetailsIn March in comparison with February the Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky increased its production of:
– finished rolled metal by 51.3% up to 283,000 tons;
– steel by 49.8% up to 301,000 tons;
– iron by 24.2% up to 280,000 tons;
– agglomerate by 18.9% up to 435,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
It is reported that in January to March 2010 Dneprospetsstal electrometallurgical works has increased its crude steel production by 48.3% in comparison with Q1 2009 to 85,000 tons and finished steel by 72.6% to 57,000 tons.As per report, in March 2010 the mill smelted 32,000 tons of steel and produced 22,000 tons of finished steel.The…
DetailsIt is reported that in the Q1 of 2010 the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Ukrainian Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output 2.1 times to 186,100 tons.Specifically, during the first three months of 2010 Interpipe NTRP registered a 54.5% increase in its pipe production to 77,700 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its pipe output increase…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian government and the country’s mining and metallurgical companies have agreed to fix the Q2 2010 domestic steel prices at the level of April 1st 2010.The agreement was reached within the memorandum of understanding between the parties from November 2008, the prolongation of which was signed on April 1st 2010.…
DetailsAccording to media reports, the owners of one of the largest Ukrainian steelmakers, Zaporizhstal, have intensified talks to sell their metals and mining assets. The Ukrainian mining and steel producing company Metinvest Holding, the world’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, as well as Russian steel producers Metalloinvest and NLMK are considered among the potential buyers of Zaporizhstal.…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in Q1 2010 Ukraine finished steel product output was up by 8% YoY to 6.755 million tonnes and there was a 16% rise in its crude steel output to 8.064 million tons.In the first three months of 2010 Ukraine saw an…
DetailsAccording to the data for the first two months of 2010, Ukrainian exports of steel pipes decreased by 18.7% YoY to 145,620 tons and its semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 17.1% YoY to 1.54 million tons.In January to February this year, the country exports of flat rolled steel increased by 9.6% YoY to 1.011…
DetailsIt is reported that government of Ukraine act No 211 dated March 1st bans a rent, leasing or concession of any assets of Titanium of Ukraine Co. The act is published on the official website of Verkhovna Rada.The government also included the company into the list of companies which are not recommended for privatization.The state-owned…
DetailsIt is reported that the price rally continued this week and most of products added up to $100 per ton bringing back the memories of first half of 2008.Most CIS billets producers had in mind a price idea of $540 per ton to $550 per ton FOB Black Sea when the week started but even…
DetailsIt is reported that Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans in late April to start the capital repairs of its blast furnace No 9 and of its continuous billet caster No 1.During the capital repairs DMKD will replace the units’ main…
DetailsIt is reported that the reduction of ferrous scrap export from Ukraine in February 2010 is 23.2% in comparison to February 2009, to 13.71 thousand tons. The revenue from overseas shipment drops by 41% to $4.47 million.In two months period of 2010 compared to that of 2009 ferrous scrap export increased by 36.5% and amounted…
DetailsIt is reported that steelmaking companies in Russia and Ukraine increase their export prices for HRC and CRC of April production. The reason is problems with raw materials supplies and their high prices.The growth for hot-rolled coils made $40 per ton. Hot-rolled coils of April production are sold for export at $605 per ton to…
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