Ukraine: metal output down in May 2017
In May industrial output in Ukraine increased by 1.2% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, quarrying production decreased by 4.6%. Metal output dropped by 8%, coke – by 20.6%. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: metal companies increase gas consumption in May 2017
In May consumption of gas by metal companies increased by 15 million cubic meters MoM, to 135 million cubic meters. Average daily gas consumption in May totaled 4.4 million cubic meters. In January-May metal companies consumed 765 million cubic meters of gas, up by 4% YoY. Average daily consumption was 5.1 million cubic meters against…
Kyrgyzstan: metal output up in January-May 2017
In January-May the volume of industrial output totaled 84.7 billion soms, up by 34.7% YoY, but down by 24.2% from 2015. The increase this year was the result of metal output (1.5-fold) and metallic ore mining (3.9-fold) growth. The National Statistics Committee also notes that the country exported 1.5-fold more gold and 1.6-fold more precious…
Ukraine: mining and metallurgy yield 30% of GDP
Enterprises of the mining and metallurgical complex bring 30% of Ukraine’s gross domestic product, Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman declared. “If $1 billion is invested into the sphere in the next couple of years, it will become more competitive, more systematic, creating Ukrainian product. The complex in the structure of our GDP is 30%. This is…
Ukraine: decline in industry deepens
In April industrial output in Ukraine decreased by 1.7% MoM and by 4.6% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in metal industry output decreased by 6.5% MoM and by 10.7% YoY. Coke output dropped by 2.2% MoM and by 27.3% YoY. In 2016 industrial output in Ukraine increased by 2.4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: gas consumption by metal industry down in April 2017
In April Ukrainian metal companies consumed 120 million cubic meters of gas, down by 20 million cubic meters MoM. Average daily gas consumption dropped by 0.5 million cubic meters MoM, to 4 million cubic meters. In January-April metal industry consumed 630 million cubic meters of gas, up by 6% YoY. Average daily consumption was 5.2…
Ukraine: mining sales up in Q1 2017
In January-March Ukraine sold 532.95 billion UAH of industrial goods (products and services), up by 34.7% YoY, including 140.84 billion UAH exported, up by 40.3%. According to the State Statistics Service, mining and quarry industry sales increased by 75.4% and of processing – by 28.1%. Metal and metal wares accounted for 16.7% of the sales,…
Ukraine: blockade hits metal industry
In March pig iron output decreased by 23.3%, steel semi-finished products – by 35.2%, ferrous rolled metal – by 8.4%, all YoY. Steel semis are one of the most popular export products in Ukraine. Pig iron is also often exported to US and Italy. Steel output increased by 9%. Coal mining dropped by 17.7% YoY.…