Ukrainian Steel product exports decline in Q1
Steel News | 2012-05-25 10:19:21
According to the data released by Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in the January-March period of the current year Ukraine's exports of steel products decreased by 10% compared to the same period of last year to 6.1 million mt.
By Paul Ploumis
KIEV (Scrap Monster): According to the data released by Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in the January-March period of the current year Ukraine's exports of steel products decreased by 10% compared to the same period of last year to 6.1 million mt.
In the given period, Ukraine's rolled steel product exports decreased by 11.4% year on year to 5.4 million mt, including 2.3 million mt of semis, 1.6 million mt of flat steel and 1.5 million mt of long steel.
In January-March of the current year, Ukrainian exports of pig iron increased by 4.5% year on year to 350,000 mt. Exports of steel pipes from Ukraine increased by 15% in the given period compared to January-March 2011, rose to 520,000 mt.
