Ukraine’s iron and steel industry

Imports of raw materials fell by 49.3% y/y, and finished products – increased by 0.6% y/y

The production of steel for the month amounted to 532 thousand tons, and pig iron – 496 thousand tons

The company intends to load the mining division to the maximum and start up the second blast furnace

The company continues making efforts to increase production output

Export volumes increased 4.3 times y/y, but decreased by 26.4% m/m

Shipments of products abroad increased by 82.1% y/y and decreased by 15.5% m/m

The main consumers of pipe products are Germany and Poland

The first stage of the project has already been completed and the results of the research of the Australian consulting company have been received

During the month, ferroalloy producers exported only 0.2 thousand tons of products, which is a consequence of the complete shutdown of existing enterprises

Export volumes have reached a maximum since February 2022

During the month, the country's domestic market consumed 137.7 thousand tons of rolled and semi-finished goods

The main part of the products is sent to the USA