Ukraine: pig iron output up in March 2015
In March Ukraine produced 1570 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 9.6%, or by 137 thousand tons, MoM.
In March Ukraine produced 1570 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 9.6%, or by 137 thousand tons, MoM.
In the first quarter of 2015 Ukrainian companies produced 5.15 million tons of carbon steel, down by 31.4% YoY.
In February Ukraine produced 1433 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 16.7%, or by 287 thousand tons, MoM.
Experts expect steel output in April on the level of 1.6 million tons, with 1.5 million tons both of pig iron and rolled metal.
Steel production in Ukraine, hit by a separatist conflict in the East, fell by 29%, to 3.46 million tons in the first two months of 2015 compared with the same period last year.
In January-February Ukrainian metal companies produced 3.46 million tons of carbon steel, down by 29% YoY.
In January Ukraine produced 1720 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 3%, or by 54 thousand tons, MoM.
In January Ukrainian metal companies produced 1.87 million tons of carbon steel, down by 25.2% YoY.