Ukraine: rolled metal output up in April 2015
In April Ukraine produced 1660 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 15.8%, or by 226 thousand tons, MoM.
In April Ukraine produced 1660 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 15.8%, or by 226 thousand tons, MoM.
In April Ukraine produced 1.02 million tons of ferrous rolled metal, down by 41.4% YoY and 19.3% MoM. In January-April Ukraine produced 3.71 million tons of ferrous rolled metal.
Metallurgprom expects steel output in June on the level of 2.2 million tons, with pig iron at 2 million and rolled metal at 1.8 million tons.
Metal companies in Ukraine will boost steel smelting by 15.8% in June compared to expected production in May, to 2.2 million tons, and steel roll production will grow by 12.5%, to 1.8 million tons.
In January-April Ukrainian companies produced 7.08 million tons of carbon steel, down by 29.7% YoY.
In March Ukraine produced 1434 thousand tons of rolled metal, up by 6.9%, or by 93 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 1341 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 21.9%, or by 376 thousand tons, MoM.