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…
In January-May Ukrainian metal companies consumed 740 million cubic meters of gas, down by 20% YoY. The average daily gas consumption decreased by 1.5 million cubic meters YoY, to 4.9 million cubic meters. In May companies consumed 142 million cubic meters of gas, up by 5 million cubic meters MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In May industrial prices increased by 5.3% MoM and by 13.9% YoY in January-May. According to the State Statistics Service, mining prices went up by 19.7 MoM, processing – by 4%, including by 13.4% in metal. Coke prices in May increased by 1.6% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
The volume of products sold by the Zaporozhye region in January-March reached 31.2 billion UAH, or 7.9% of the total volume in Ukraine (4th place among the regions). The regional companies produced 37.4% of steel, 15.5% of pig iron and 28.4% of rolled metal in the country. Metal manufacture saw a 2.7% increase YoY. (Ukrainian…
Heads of Ukrainian metal companies have addressed the Prime-Minister Vladimir Groisman, asking him to arrange a meeting to discuss the problems in the industry and develop the program of stabilization.
In January-February Ukrainian metal companies decreased their pre-tax losses 3.2 times YoY, to 9.9 billion UAH (from 31.7 billion UAH).
In January-March Ukrainian metal companies consumed 460 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 21% YoY.
Odessa city head deputies met with the representatives of the China Metal Construction-Engineering Corporation.
