Ukraine: steel output up in January-February 2020

In January-February, Ukraine increased steel output by 0.4% YoY, to 3.553 million tons. Rolled metal output grew by 7.3%, to 1.68 million tons, but that of pig iron dropped by 4.6%, to 3.14 million tons. Iron ore concentrate manufacture increased by 3.4%, to 10.547 million tons, but that of sinter fell by 0.3%, to 5.137…

Ukraine: positions in world steel and pig iron rating retained in January-November 2019

Ukraine retained its 10th place in the ranking of the world’s largest pig iron producers and the 13th place in the ranking of the world’s largest steel producers in January-November, according to the World Steel Association. “Ukraine ranks 10th among 40 pig iron producing countries. Ukraine ranks 13th among 62 steel producing countries,” the Ukrmetalurhprom…

Ukraine: metal output in January-October 2019

In January-October Ukraine produced 17.96 million tons of steel, up by 2.3% YoY. Rolled metal manufacture grew by 1.8%, to 15.6 million tons, while that of pig iron remained unchanged at 17.07 million tons. In October steel output dropped by 10.5% MoM, to 1.56 million tons, rolled metal – by 2.3%, to 1.54 million tons,…