According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), in January-February 2010 Ukraine increased its ferroalloys production by 2.9 times compared to the same period last year to 240,700 mt.
Accordingly, during the first two months of 2010, Ukraine's silicomanganese output increased by 2.8 times to 158,100 mt, its ferromanganese production went up by 5.4 times to 46,100 mt, its ferrosilicon output increased by 2.2 times to 33,700 mt, while its metallic manganese production went up by 86.7 percent to 2,800 mt, all compared to the same period of 2009.
Specifically, according to the preliminary data, in January-February this year the largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant increased its ferroalloy output by three times year on year to 148,600 mt, including 112,900 mt of silicomanganese and 35,700 mt of ferromanganese.
Meanwhile, during the period in question, Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant increased its ferroalloys output by 2.6 times to 53,800 mt, including 31,600 mt of silicomanganese, 9,000 mt of ferrosilicon, 10,400 mt of ferromanganese, and 2,800 mt of metallic manganese.
In addition, another Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Stakhanov Ferroalloy Plant increased its January-February ferroalloys output by 3.3 times year on year to 38,300 mt, including 24,700 mt of ferrosilicon and 13,600 mt of silicomanganese.