Ukraine: metal companies losses down in January-February 2016
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).
Ukraine: gas consumption down in Q1 2016
In January-March Ukrainian metal companies consumed 460 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 21% YoY.
Ukraine: Chinese metal corporation subsidiary to open in Odessa
Odessa city head deputies met with the representatives of the China Metal Construction-Engineering Corporation.
Ukraine: mirror duties to be imposed on Russian rolled metal
Ukraine has to impose mirror duties on Russian rolled metal, says Zaporizhstal CEO Rostislav Shurma.
Ukraine: gas consumption by metal companies down in February 2016
In February Ukrainian metal companies consumed 140 million cubic meters of gas, down by 20.9% MoM.
Ukraine: Poroshenko asked to retain railroad connections with Donbass metal works
The stop of the railroad connection with companies working on the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions will worsen the economical situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine: metallurgists the worst borrowers
Metal industry is the worst borrower for banks: past-due debts on loans reach 39.5%, with foreign currency loans amounting to 91.6%.
Ukraine: Ukrpromvneshexpertisa doubting negative effect of railroad tariff increase
“In my opinion, the Ministry of infrastructure announced railroad transportation tariffs rise will not greatly affect mining companies”, said the Ukrpromvneshexpertisa analyst Dmitry Zheltyakov.