Iron ore mining fell by 0.1% in 10 months

Production of non-agglomerated iron ore concentrates increased by 4.9%

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, mining of non-agglomerated iron ores fell by 0.1% to 134 million tons in January–October 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.

In October, Ukraine mined 13.3 million tons of ore, up 1.2% from October 2018.

At the same time, production of non-agglomerated iron ore concentrates increased by 4.9% to 52.8 million tons, and agglomerated ones decreased by less than 0.1% to 44.1 million tons.

Type of product	Volume	%, 10 months of 2019 to 10 months 2018
agglomerated iron ores	134 million tons	-0.1
non-agglomerated iron ore concentrates	52.8 million tons	Sunday January 21, 1900
agglomerated iron ore concentrates	44.1 million tons	-0.03
limestone, limestone flux and other calciferous stone used for the manufacture of lime and cement	5.7 million tons	Tuesday January 23, 1900
steelmaking pig iron and spiegeleisen	17 million tons	0.01
semi-finished flat products of non-alloy steel	7.9 million tons	Wednesday January 24, 1900
blocks and primary forms, semi-finished products used for the manufacture of seamless pipes of non-alloy steel	5.7 million tons	Thursday January 25, 1900
seamless casing, tubing and drill pipes for drilling oil and gas wells	136 thousand tons	-27.8
seamless round tubes and pipes	331 thousand tons	Saturday January 27, 1900

As reported earlier, steel production fell by almost 12% in October 2019 compared to October 2018. A greater decline — 15.4% — was recorded only in the automotive industry.

In the first ten months of 2019, industrial production in Ukraine decreased by 0.6% compared to the same period of the previous year.