Ukrainian steelmakers ramped up steel production by 6% in 9M

Production of pig iron and rolled products went up as well

In January–September 2021, mining & metals companies of Ukraine increased steel production by 6.3% to 16.3 million tons y-o-y, according to the updated statistics of Ukrmetallurgprom.

Production of pig iron in 9M 2021 grew by 6.4% to 16.15 million tons, and production of rolled products increased by 5.9% to 14.52 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 in 2020 grew by 1.2% to 18.43 million tons, and pig iron by 1.8% to 20.42 million tons.