Ukraine: metal sales in January-May 2016

In January-May Ukraine sold 660.8 billion UAH worth of industrial products (588.2 billion UAH in January-May 2015), including 177.2 billion UAH exported (174.5 billion UAH). According to the State Statistics Committee, metal and metal wares accounted for 17% of the total volume, while mining products totaled 12.1%. In May mining sales went up by 15.7%…

Ukraine: metal sales to increase

In 2016 metal consumption in Ukraine will grow by 2.6% YoY, or by 3358 million tons, according to Metinvest-SMC. “We believe the rise will continue next year as well. At least all the companies involved should demonstrate better results”, said the company CEO Dmitry Lippa. He also noted the increase in the mining industry by…