According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), in January-September this year Ukraine increased its ferroalloys production by 57 percent compared to the same period last year to 1.068 million mt.
Accordingly, during the first nine months of this year, Ukraine's silicomanganese output increased by 42 percent to 699,700 mt, its ferromanganese production went up by 2.8 times to 214,600 mt, its ferrosilicon output increased by 43 percent to 144,100 mt, while its metallic manganese production went down by 1.8 percent to 10,800 mt, all compared to the same period of 2009.
Specifically, in January-September this year, the largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant increased its ferroalloy output by 57 percent year on year to 691,500 mt, including 528,800 mt of silicomanganese and 162,700 mt of ferromanganese.
Meanwhile, during the period in question, Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant increased its ferroalloy output by 52 percent year on year to 215,400 mt, including 109,400 mt of silicomanganese, 51,900 mt of ferromanganese, 43,200 mt of ferrosilicon and 10,800 mt of metallic manganese.
In addition, another major Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Stakhanov Ferroalloy Plant increased its January-September ferroalloy output by about 62.4 percent year on year to 162,400 mt, including 100,900 mt of ferrosilicon and 61,500 mt of silicomanganese.