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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.
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