Metallurgical production in Ukraine fell sharply
According to preliminary data OP "Ukrmetallurgprom" in October, 2019 in Ukraine decreased production of the main types of metallurgical products. So, pig iron output decreased by 9.1% compared with September and amounted to 1.59 million tons. Steel production fell by 10.5% to 1.56 million tons, output of finished rolled products – by 2.3% to 1.54 million tons.
10 months 2019 metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine produced of cast iron is 17.07 million tons, which corresponds to the last level; steel - 17,96 million tons, which is 2.3% more than in the same period of last year; finished rolled steel of 15.64 million tons, which is 1.8% more than last year.
Previously coalsalesthat for 9 months of 2019 the reduction in the consumption of rolled products in the domestic market of Ukraine concerning January-September 2018 amounted to 5.2%, while the share of imports rose 1.5%.