In 2021, Ukraine’s steelmaking companies ramped up steel production by 3.6% to 21.37 million tons y-o-y, according to the updated statistics of Ukrmetallurgprom.
In 2021, production of rolled products increased by 3.5% to 19.08 million tons, pig iron by 3.6% to 21.17 million tons y-o-y.
The yearly production output totaled:
As at 12 January 2022, the main production facilities in operation included: 17 out of 21 blast furnaces, 7 out of 8 open-hearth furnaces, 12 out of 16 BOFs, 5 out of 15 electric-arc furnaces, and 16 out of 17 continuous casting machines.
Key production results of Ukrainian iron & steel companies in 2016–2021, million tons
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steel | 24.23 | 21.33 | 44582 | 20.85 | 20.55 | 21.37 |
Pig iron | 23.61 | 44762 | 20.56 | 20.067 | 20.42 | 21.16 |
Rolled products | 21.49 | 18.44 | 18.36 | 18.21 | 18.43 | 19.08 |
Sinter | 34.35 | 30.89 | 31.68 | 30.91 | 31.91 | 32.92 |
Coke | 12.72 | 10.4 | 10.83 | 10.06 | 9.67 | 9.54 |
Source: Ukrmetallurgprom
In 2020, companies of Ukraine’s iron & steel industry decreased steel production by 1.1% to 20.62 million tons y-o-y. Production of rolled products in 2020 grew by 1.2% to 18.43 million tons, and production of pig iron grew by 1.8% to 20.42 million tons.
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