In October Ukrainian metal companies increased gas consumption by 7.2% (by 16 million cubic meters), to 239 million cubic meters, as compared to September. An average daily consumption of gas in October increased by 0.3 million cubic meters, to 7.7 million cubic meters, as compared to September. In 10 months metal companies have consumed 2.586…
DetailsOn November 20th ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, received a license for the import of 90,000 tons of coke issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, which would allow it to import the coke needed from abroad up to the end of the current…
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DetailsIn January-October Ukrainian metallurgical companies increased iron ore raw materials exports by 8%, to 2.31 million tons YoY. In October metal works imported 230,000 tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 35.3% compared to September. Iron ore raw materials exports in January-October increased by 9%, to 32.1 million tons YoY, and were around 3.4…
DetailsIn October rolled metal output in Ukraine increased by 6.7%, or by 155,000 tons compared to September, to 2480,000 tons. In January-October rolled metal output increased by 0.6%, or by 153,000 tons, to 24400,000 tons YoY. In September rolled metal output in Ukraine decreased by 5.1%, or by 124,000 tons, to 2325,000 tons, as compared…
DetailsUkrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced that a new ring heating furnace has been commissioned at Interpipe Niko Tube to heat steel billets before rolling. The new furnace will enable high production capacity, energy efficiency, and reduction in metal consumption. The production capacity of the new furnace will be 325,000 tons…
DetailsIn the January-October period this year, steel scrap supplies to Ukrainian steelmakers fell by 14% year on year to 3.530 million tons.
In October alone supplies of scrap to Ukrainian steel mills reached 380,000 tons, up by 20.6% compared to September. (Ukrainian metal)
In December Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to increase by 4.6% compared to October to 2.740 million tons. In December pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.540 million tons, up by 6% compared to the October results, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.480 million tons, up by 4.1%…
DetailsIn the January-October period of this year, Ukraine’s iron ore exports rose by 9% year on year to 32.1 million tons. Exports of iron ore from Ukraine increased by 17.2% in October compared to September, to 3.4 million tons.In the January-October period Ukrainian imports of iron ore increased by 8% year on year to 2.310…
DetailsIn January-August rolled metal supplies to Ukrainian market decreased by 15.6%, to 3.892 million tons, year on year. The imports volume decreased by 16%, to 926 thousand tons. Imports share was 23.8% in contrast to 23.7% in January-August 2012. Rolled wire and galvanized steel supplies increased by 12.6% and 7.9% respectively. Compared to the 8…
DetailsIn January-October Ukrainian ferroalloy companies decreased output by 20%, to 702.5 thousand tons, compared to the same period of last year. In particular, silicomanganese output decreased by 17.2%, to 509.9 thousand tons, ferromanganese – by 54.5%, to 65.8 thousand tons, metallic manganese – by 45.1%, to 7.2 thousand tons, while ferrosilicon (45%) production increased by…
DetailsBy 2020 Ukrainian sheet steel market would have increased twofold as compared to 2012, to around 1.2 million tons, says Andrey Ozeichuk, business-director of Ruuki-Ukraine. But, according to his forecsts, next year Ukrainian demand for sheet steel would fall by 5-7%. He says, sheet steel market volume last year was almost 510 thousand tons. But…
DetailsIn the first 10 months of the current year the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 5.3223 million tons, up by 0.3% year on year, as announced by the company. In addition, in the first 10 months of the year ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih saw a…
DetailsIn January-September Ukrainian metallurgical companies increased steel output by 1%, to 24.847 million tons, pig iron production – by 2.5%, to 21.897 million tons, while rolled metal manufacture decreased by 1%, to 21.920 million tons, all on year on year basis. In September steel output decreased by 4.1%, to 2.806 million tons, as compared to…
DetailsIn January-August capacity of the Ukrainian scrap market decreased by 5%, to 3.198 million tons YoY. In particular, angle sales have fallen by 19%, to 120 thousand tons. Hot-rolled sheet and coil sales have decreased by 11%, to 1.315 villion tons, and beam sales – by 7%, to 38 thousand tons, all year on year. (Ukrainian…
DetailsIn October Zaporizhstal’s finished steel product output increased by 2.5% year on year to 291,000 tons, while its crude steel production remained unchanged year on year at 333,600 tons, according to the company’s preliminary results.In the January-October period, Zaporizhstal saw a 4.5% year-on-year rise in its finished steel product output to 2.733 million tons, while…
DetailsTotal steel consumption in Ukraine by industrial companies is expected to decline to 6.3 million tons in 2013, down by 3.08% year on year, amid the industry crisis in the country, according to Metinvest’s retail sales network in Ukraine, Metinvest-SMC. At the same time, the total steel consumption by small consumers is expected to stay…
DetailsAccording to the figures issued by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, in January-October Ukrainian companies produced 1.404 million tons of pipes, down by 21% compared to January-October 2012.
In October Ukraine’s steel pipe production decreased by 19.8% compared to September, to 113,000 tons. (SteelOrbis/Ukrainian metal)
In the first 10 months of the current year Ukraine registered a 1% increase in its finished steel product output to 24.398 million tons, a 1% increase in its crude steel output to 27.466 million tons and a 2% rise in its pig iron production to 24.297 million tons, all year on year, according to…
DetailsIn September Ukraine exported pig iron for a total amount of $62.01 million. The imports amounted to $0.76 million. One of the main importers of pig iron in September were the USA ($33.62 million). In January-September Ukraine exported pig iron for $559.52 million, while the imports of pig iron totaled $4.19 million. In August Ukraine…
DetailsIn September 2013 output of rolled metal in Ukraine decreased by 5.1%, or by 124 thousand tons as compared to August, to 2325 thousand tons. In January-September rolled metal output decreased by 0.1%, or by 32 thousand tons, to 21920 thousand tons YoY. In August rolled metal output decreased by 0.6%, or by 16 thousand…
DetailsUkraine is going to increase its 2013 quota for imports of metallurgical coke up to 300,000 tons from the current 210,000 tons and also to increase the 2013 quota for coking coal by 1 milliontonst, the press service of Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov announced. “Thus Ukraine will fulfill the requirements of the…
DetailsUkraine’s largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest has stated that a major overhaul of blast furnace No. 4 has been carried out within the framework of the production modernization program at its subsidiary – Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.The main emphasis was on carrying out overhaul work to improve equipment reliability growth and…
DetailsUkraine-based mining and steel company Metinvest Group will invest over $92 million in the upgrading of the fourth blast furnace at its Mariupol-headquartered subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. The overhaul of the blast furnace will last 120 days, starting in June 2014. Currently tenders and contractor selection are in progress. Contracts are being concluded…
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