Ukraine steel output hit 2.73 million tons in January, an insignificant drop of 29,000 tons down by 1.1% MoM, capacity utilization rate in the industry remained steady at 75%, production for the month was up 26.8% YoY due to a low comparison base. This low comparison base effect should see the domestic steel industry reporting…
DetailsAccording to preliminary data, in 2009 the investment volume into Ukrainian metallurgy upgrade did not exceed UAH 5 billion.In recent years the metallurgists kept increasing the investments into main capacities upgrade. The investment started picking up in 2007, when the investments volume amounted to UAH 10.5 billion. In terms of specific investments per 1 ton…
DetailsIn January 2010 Ingulets Mining and Processing Works, JSC increased concentrate output by 112.6% to 1,266,000 tons compared to January 2009. Product January 2010, th. t January 2009, th. t Change, % December 2009, th. t Change, % Concentrate 1266,0 595,6 212.6 1276.4 99.2 In 2009 Ingulets Mining and Processing Works produced 11.881 million tons…
DetailsIn January 2010 Severniy Mining and Processing Works, JSC increased concentrate output by 27.7% to 1,255,900 tons compared to January 2009, pellets output increased by 46.4% to 893,900 tons. Product January 2010, th. t January 2009, th. t Change, % December 2009, th. t Change, % Concentrate 1255,9 983,1 127.7 1270,4 98.9 Pellets 893,9 610,4…
DetailsYenakievo Iron and Steel Works, part of the Metinvest Group, in January 2010 produced 179,800 tons of cast iron and 206,000 tons of steel. Output of rolled products comprised 200,500 tons. Product January 2010, th. t December 2009, th. t Change, % Cast iron 179,8 184,0 -2.3 Steel (smelting) 206,0 209,5 -1.7 Rolled product 200,5…
DetailsThe major Ukrainian steelmakers have released their preliminary production results for the first month of 2010. Of the top seven largest Ukrainian steel producers, only Azovstal and ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih showed QoQ increases in output, of 4.9% and 3.9% respectively, due to positive changes in the market situation.Mr. Andrey Gerus, an analyst at the Ukrainian…
DetailsIn January 2010 the Avdiivka Coke & Chemical Works JSC, part of the Metinvest Group, decreased coke output: bulk coke of 6% moisture output comprised 248,037 tons, 12,868 tons below December 2009 performance, blast furnace coke as dry weight output comprised 207,356 tons, 13,996 tons below December 2009. Product January 2010, th. t December 2009,…
DetailsAlchevsk Iron and Steel Works increased the output of finished metal-roll by 2.6% up to 233,000 tons in January when compared with December 2009.The works has reduced steel output by 0.4% down to 255,000 tons.Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works has increased iron output by 1.9% up to 219,000 tons as well as the output of…
DetailsIn January the Central Mining and Processing Works JSC (CGOK) increased concentrate output by 73.5% up to 501,700 tons compared with January 2009, pellets output for the same period increased by 8.1% up to 206,000 tons.In 2009 CGOK produced 5.006 million tons of concentrate, pellets production comprised 2.225 million tons. January 2010, th. t January…
DetailsThe Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky reduced the production of finished metal roll by 9.2% down to 268000 tons in January compared to December.Steel production has been lowered by 7.8% down to 296,000 tons. DMKD mill has reduced iron production by 6% down to 266,000 tons. The production of agglomerate was…
DetailsThe Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky plans to ramp up production of longs by 40% in February, to 35,000 tons compared with January. The company will be able to raise its output due to higher export sales.In particular, Petrovsky will produce about 30,000-31,000 tons of channel and 3,000 tons to 3,500 tons…
DetailsAccording to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, as of February 1st 2010 Russia and other countries utilized 80.7% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless casing and tubing imports with outside diameter of up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of 12,291 tons.The data indicate that in January 2010,…
DetailsAccording to Mr. Yuriy Ryzhkov, analyst of Astrum Investment Management, Ukrainian metallurgical companies will reduce steel output in February by 5% to 7% as compared with the previous month.He said that “We expect that in February the situation of raw materials supply will improve. However, due to the less days number in this month steel…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January 2010 Ukraine registered a 20% YoY increase in its finished steel product output to 2.433 million tons and a 26% rise in its crude steel output to 2.726 million tons.In the first month of 2010, Ukraine saw a 25%…
DetailsInterpipe NTRP mill in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine has started production of seamless pipes with corrosion-resistant coating. The corrosion-resistant coating protects the surface and is applied by new painting installation equipment made by Venjakob. Companies based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel will receive the first batch of pipe products with the protective coating.Mr. Fadi Hraibi, product and…
DetailsAzovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 409,100 tons of hot metal and 466,700 tons of crude steel. Azovstal’s key performance indicators Product December 2009, th. t November 2009, th. t Change, % 2009, th. t 2008, th. t Change, % Hot metal 409.1 397.9 2.8 4,016.3 4,610.7 -12.9…
DetailsIt is reported that in 2009 tube and pipe import to Ukraine reduced by 61.4% as compared to 2008 to 39,410 tons.The cost of tube imports in 2009 reduced by 64.8% to $78.39 million.The structure of Ukrainian tube and pipe import was as follows: 1. Seamless pipes import is reduced by 49.8% to 25,840 tons.2.…
DetailsExport:1. Steel pipes decreased by 23.8% YoY to 1.378 million tons.2. Semi-finished steel product exports dropped by 8.5% YoY to 11.5 million tons3. Flat rolled steel decreased by 26.5% YoY to about 6.05 million tons.4. Long steel dropped by 12.2% YoY to 4.924 million tons.5. Ferroalloy down by 22% YoY to 774,570 tons.6. Pig iron…
DetailsAccording to the government data, Ukrainian ferrous scrap metals recycling companies have increased their export by 38.9% YoY in comparison with 2008 to 885,000 tons in 2009.In December 2009 scrap export made approximately 55,000 tons. Supplies of scrap to the local steel mills in 2009 made 4.602 million tons compared to 5.841 million tons a…
DetailsIn 2010 Interpipe NTRP mill plans to save 320 tons of metal or the equivalent of UAH 1 million by reducing technological cutting while rolling measured 6 meter pipes. This advancement has been made possible due to new technology implemented by the company.With this technology it is possible to reduce the use of metal by…
DetailsIt is reported that Zaporizhstal starts construction of its oxygen converter shop in 2010. All objects within the zone of construction to be demolished and removed.The cost of construction is $2 billion, the terms are not disclosed.Zaporizhstal is one of the four largest integrated steel works in Ukraine, but the steel is obtained there by…
DetailsJSC Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, part of the Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 18,940 tons of large diameter pipes, 2,050 tons below November performance. Product December 2009, t November 2009, t Change, % Large diameter pipes 18,937 20,989 -10.84 December production decline is due to the month production program. Product 2009, t 2008, t Change,…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian seamless stainless steel tube producer Centravis has announced that it has been successfully certified and joined the ranks of the officially approved suppliers of one of the leaders in the oil and gas sector, the state owned national company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco.The status of the official supplier…
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