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09 March 2020
Despite the drop in production, Ukraine retained its 13th position
05 January 2020
Global steel production fell by 1% to 147.8 million tons
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- The Ukrainian Railways to sell 380 thousand tons of scrap in 2021
- Interpipe decreased production of railway products by 7.5% in January-November
- AMKR decreased production of rolled products by 3.7% in 11M
- Ukrainian steelmakers ramped up steel production by 27.2% in November
- Ukraine’s imports of coking coals fell by 9% in January–November
- ArcelorMittal fulfills its annual concentrate production plan ahead of schedule
- Ukraine’s pipe exports declined by 7.6% in November
- The Parliament ratifies a free trade agreement with UK
- Ukraine’s exports of ferroalloys dropped by 9.5% in November
- Ukraine’s exports of semi-finished products declined by 4.1% in November
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- Interpipe decreased production of railway products by 7.5% in January-November
- AMKR decreased production of rolled products by 3.7% in 11M
- ArcelorMittal fulfills its annual concentrate production plan ahead of schedule
- Ferrexpo to invest $2 billion by 2030 to increase pellet production
- In Q3 Metinvest demonstrates the best results in two years
- Ferrexpo increased production of iron ore pellets by 3.5% in January–October
- Interpipe decreased production of railway products by 4.8% in January–October
- AMKR decreased production of rolled products by 3.8% in 10M
- Metinvest ramped up steel production by 4% in January to September
- Metinvest cut its revenues by 8% in August
- Ecology
- The Ukrainian Parliament registered a draft law on industrial emissions allow...
- Ukraine to seek funding for participating in the European Green Deal
- Ukravtodor is going to increase the use of slag in road construction
- Business calls on the Government to step up the launch of the market for CO2
- Steelmakers and road builders agreed to step up slag recycling
- The Ministry of Natural Resources named priorities of the climate policy
- Business advocates the increased use of slags in road construction
- Metinvest has invested ₴22.5 billion in the environment in Kryvyi Rih
- Business calls to impose moratorium on a hike in environmental tax
- AMKR invested over $180 million in ecological modernization
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- HWC facilitated environmental transformation of two European steel companies
- EEC initiates repeated anti-dumping investigation concerning Ukrainian pipes
- Nine Chinese companies will control 75% of steel production — SteelHome
- SteelHome predicts a 5.6% reduction in China’s imports of iron ore in 2021
- SteelHome predicts a 0.8% increase in steel consumption in China in 2021
- World Steel Dynamics says steel prices will grow by 2% in 2021
- The UK will have its own steel import quotas from 1 January
- Ukraine-made long products to enter non-traditional markets
- Steel consumption in Georgia in 2019 fell by 7.7%
- Steel consumption in Uzbekistan was 18% up in 2019
- Industry
- Ukrainian steelmakers ramped up steel production by 27.2% in November
- Ukraine’s imports of coking coals fell by 9% in January–November
- Ukraine’s pipe exports declined by 7.6% in November
- Ukraine’s exports of ferroalloys dropped by 9.5% in November
- Ukraine’s exports of semi-finished products declined by 4.1% in November
- Ukraine’s pig iron exports fell by 27% in November
- Ukrainian companies can keep steel exports in 2021 at the 2020 level
- Ukraine’s exports of iron ore grew by 0.9% in November
- Ukraine’s revenues from exports of metals declined by 15% in January–November
- Ukraine reduced coke production by 5.1% in January–November
- Infrastructure
- The Ukrainian Railways to sell 380 thousand tons of scrap in 2021
- A new slag standard in Ukraine now in force
- Metinvest supplied 18.5 thousand tons of steel for a bridge in Genoa
- Ukraine’s iron ore exports through seaports grew by 49% in March
- Rail transportation of metals fell by 5% in 2019
- Ukrainian seaports increased iron ore transshipment by one third in 2019
- Ukraine’s housing construction grew by 2% in 10 months
- Construction metal prices dropped by 10.5% over 10 months
- The construction output in Ukraine increased by 20.5% over 9 months
- Problems with vessel calls in the Sea of Azov in August and September
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- Salaries in all segments of the mining & metals sector of Ukraine increased
- Salaries in the mining & metals sector of Ukraine slightly decreased
- Salaries in the mining & metals sector of Ukraine increased for most position...
- Salaries in the mining & metals sector of Ukraine slightly decreased in June
- Average salaries in the steel industry increased by 3.5% in May
- Interpipe allocated ₴36 million to support health care facilities
- Ferrexpo spent more than ₴21.5 million to help hospitals
- Average salaries in the mining & metals sector increased in all segments
- Rinat Akhmetov to donate ₴300 million to combat the coronavirus outbreak
- Ferrexpo to give $2.5 million in fight against the coronavirus
- State
- The Parliament ratifies a free trade agreement with UK
- The Government toughens lockdown restrictions from 8 to 24 January
- Ukraine introduces a 16.1% special duty on Belarusian rebar and wire rod
- Industrial production in Ukraine declined by 5% in October
- The State Statistics Service of Ukraine predicts a 3.5% GDP drop in Q3
- Business proposes a reform of Ukraine’s environmental policy
- The government: Ukraine’s unfulfilled potential is worth $1 trillion of GDP
- The Ministry of Economy estimates a drop in Ukraine’s GDP at 5.5%
- Negotiations on trade in metal products between Ukraine and EU are going to b...
- The National Bank increases its forecast for Ukraine’s GDP in Q3 to -6.2%
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- Black Jack: the story of a new iron ore deposit in Ukraine
- Mining & metals companies increased capital investment by 37% in 2019
- The peak price: high quotations play into the hands of mining companies
- Ukrainian steelmakers joined the fight against the coronavirus epidemic
- The misfortune came: the impact of the coronavirus on the steel industry
- The recession and revaluation inflicted losses on steelmakers
- Risks 2020: what steelmakers expect from the coming year
- Price review of the market of raw materials in the steel industry
- Falling sheet: price review of the flat products market
- Long products, low quotations: a review of the rebar market
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- The peak price: high quotations play into the hands of mining companies
- The misfortune came: the impact of the coronavirus on the steel industry
- Long products, low quotations: a review of the rebar market
- Two Ukrainian steel companies were left out of the game
- High iron ore prices boost exports of raw materials and rolled steel
- Russia introduces quotas for scrap exports: how will it affect Ukraine?
- Lower quotas, less steel: the EU steelmakers want tighter quotas
- Industry
- Mining & metals companies increased capital investment by 37% in 2019
- Ukrainian steelmakers joined the fight against the coronavirus epidemic
- The recession and revaluation inflicted losses on steelmakers
- Risks 2020: what steelmakers expect from the coming year
- Price review of the market of raw materials in the steel industry
- Falling sheet: price review of the flat products market
- Pipe playing: how many steel products does the oil & gas industry consume?
- Domestic steel: Ukrainian steel consumption in H1 2019
- Income from waste: Ukraine can double slag processing and exports
- What Ukrainian shipbuilders produced in 6 months
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- Ferrexpo invested over ₴891 million in environmental projects in 2.5 years
- Green transition: how to go green without going astray
- What does the deal between ArcelorMittal and Cleveland-Cliffs mean?
- Slowly but surely: how soon the world will be decarbonized
- The carbon threat to Ukrainian exports to the EU
- Why the steel industry needs blockchain
- The rules have changed: protectionism is a new normal
- The impact of the quarantine: how to not lose the industry
- Why are there so many bankruptcies in the industry?
- Why the steel industry is not in a hurry to consolidate
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- Ecology
- Ferrexpo invested over ₴891 million in environmental projects in 2.5 years
- Green transition: how to go green without going astray
- Slowly but surely: how soon the world will be decarbonized
- The carbon threat to Ukrainian exports to the EU
- Challenge for the coming decades
- Green steel production in Europe and in Ukraine
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- Industry
- The rules have changed: protectionism is a new normal
- The impact of the quarantine: how to not lose the industry
- Why are there so many bankruptcies in the industry?
- The TOP 6 risks for Ukraine’s steel industry in 2020
- On the verge. What is going on in Ukraine’s steel industry?
- Why should Ukrainian steelmakers invest in development?
- The reverse side of revaluation
- What new EU quotas mean for Ukrainian steelmakers
- What Ukrainian steelmakers can expect in 2019
- Raw materials exports are not economically backward. When can export of semi-...
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- Largest capital investments and investors in 2019
- The metal sector outspends other industries on environmental costs
- Mining & metals companies generate every eighth hryvnia of Ukraine’s GDP
- The global scrap market may shrink this year
- Consumers and shipment volumes of Ukrainian iron ore
- Capital investment in the mining & metals sector doubled in 5 years
- The industry recovers after a decline early this year
- How Ukraine’s steel industry resists global protectionism
- Environmental costs in the mining & metals sector grew by 25–30% in 2018
- The global market of hot-dip galvanized coils will continue to grow
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- Matt Simpson: “We would like to start construction by the end of 2021&#...
- Andreas Koller, “The industry is facing big technological transformations”
- Horst Wiesinger: “Quality! That is my advice for Ukrainian steelmakers”
- Mauro Longobardo, “We believe the government will not allow a suspension”
- Anatoliy Kinakh, “We are losing entire sectors of economy”
- Anna Derevyanko, “We have a chance to equalize the terms for doing business”
- Gabriel Sauer: «Business should invest in clean technology»
- Ugur Dalbeler: “There will be further production cuts in steel sector”
- Robert J. Mateer: “Steel will win out over aluminum in the automotive”
- Horst Wiesinger: “Professionalism becomes increasingly important”
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- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
- Pokrov GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Marganets GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant
- Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant
- Ingulets GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Central GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant
- Zaporizhzhia Coke Plant
- Yasynivka Coke Plant
- Coke
- Ferroalloys
- Flats
- Iron Ore
- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
- Pokrov GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Marganets GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant
- Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant
- Ingulets GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Central GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Ferrexpo Poltava Mining
- Sukha Balka GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
- Northern GOK (Mining and Processing Plant)
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