Ukraine’s mining & metals sector reduced gas consumption by 2% in 2019

According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in 2019, mining & metals companies of Ukraine decreased consumption of natural gas by 2% to 1.8 billion cubic meters compared to 2018.

In 2019, Ukraine’s steelmaking companies decreased consumption of electricity by 5% to 11.2 billion kWh compared to the previous year.

As reported earlier, in 2019, Ukraine’s mining & metals sector cut production of steel by 1.2% to 20.85 million tons, rolled products by 0.9% to 18.20 million tons, and pig iron by 2% to 20.06 million tons, compared to 2018.

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Kristina Levchuk
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