Ukrainian steelmakers increased steel production by 8.3% in 5M

Production of pig iron and rolled products in 5M went up as well

In January–May, mining & metals companies of Ukraine increased steel production by 8.3% y-o-y to 8.99 million tons, according to the updated statistics of Ukrmetallurgprom.

Production of rolled products in January–May grew by 9.1% to 8.9 million tons, and pig iron by 7.9% to 8.02 million tons.

As reported earlier, in 2020, companies of Ukraine’s mining & metals sector decreased steel production by 1.1% to 20.62 million tons y-o-y. Production of rolled products grew by 1.2% to 18.43 million tons, pig iron by 1.8% to 20.42 million tons.