Production of steel structures in Ukraine went up by 2.3% in Q1 2021

Production of various types of steel structures showed a variety of trends

In Q1 2021, production of the main types of steel structures in Ukraine increased by 2.3% to 83 thousand tons y-o-y, according to the results of production of certain types of industrial products published by the State Statistics Service.

In Q1 2021, production of certain types of steel structures showed a variety of trends:

• pre-engineered construction systems — a 10.6% decrease to 11.9 thousand tons;
• lattice towers and masts — a 9.9% increase to 1.4 thousand tons;
• scaffolds, formworks, fixtures for mines and other equipment — a 1.5% drop to 18.4 thousand tons;
• other structures — a 51% growth to 32.2 thousand tons;
• spillways, lock gates, docks, other marine and river structures — a 49.7% fall to 13.8 thousand tons;
• various tanks, cisterns etc. — a 5.4% increase to 4.8 thousand tons;
• metal containers for compressed or liquefied gas — an 8.7% rise to 0.6 thousand tons.

As reported earlier, in 2020, production of the main types of steel structures in Ukraine declined by 26.3% to 346.5 thousand tons.