In January–March, Ukrainian metals & mining companies cut steel production by 3.4% to 5.32 million tons compared to the same period of the previous year,
according to the updated statistics of Ukrmetallurgprom.
Production of rolled products in January–March grew by 1.8% to 4.6 million tons, while production of pig iron decreased by 2.2% to 5.10 million tons.
Over the three months, Ukrainian metals & mining companies increased production of iron ore concentrate by 3.2% to 16.1 million tons, but decreased production of:
14 out of 21 blast furnaces, 4 out of 8 open-hearth furnaces, 11 out of 16 BOFs, 5 out of 15 electric-arc furnaces, and 15 out of 16 continuous casting machines are currently in operation.
As reported earlier, in 2019, Ukrainian mining & metals companies reduced steel production by 1.2% to 20.85 million tons. Production of pig iron fell by 2% to 20.6 million tons, and rolled products by 0.9% to 18.2 million tons compared to 2018.
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