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.
Ukraine has to impose mirror duties on Russian rolled metal, says Zaporizhstal CEO Rostislav Shurma.