Ukraine’s iron and steel industry

Exports of iron ore grew by 12.8% in eight months

The highest increase in salaries was reported at mining companies, 13.7%

Ukrainian companies cut coke imports by 91% in seven months

A demand among steelmaking companies is still not high enough

Export revenue fell by 14.8% in seven months

In seven months, exports of pig iron of steelmaking companies grew by 29.1%

Exports of iron ore grew by 16% in seven months

Production of rolled products fell by 3.2% and pig iron by 1.1%

Only pipe producing companies increased salaries by 1.3% on average

In H1, pig iron exports of Ukrainian steelmaking companies increased by 22.8% against January–June last year

In H1, Ukraine increased exports of iron ore by 16.8%

Production of pig iron and rolled products dropped as well