rolled products

Steel production in October fell by 10.5%

Exports accounted for 82.8% of the total rolled steel output

Exports of hot-rolled products dropped by 8.6% and cold-rolled products by 12.7% in 9 months

Production of rolled products in 9 months increased by 12%, pig iron — by 22.9%

Production of pig iron may grow by 3.5%, rolled products — by 8.1%

However, by the end of September, steel production fell by 10%

Ukrainian vertically integrated companies have managed to benefit from the rising ore prices

The drivers of the demand growth will be construction industry and alternative energy

Production of pig iron remains almost flat compared to the previous year

The quotas are not supposed to significantly affect the Ukrainian producers

Global consumption of hot-dip galvanized coils is expected to increase by 2.3% this year

Steel production will remain the same as last year — 1.8 million tons