In the first two months of 2006,
Russia utilized 14 percent of the steel quota allocated by the European Union (EU), while
Ukraine utilized 10 percent of the revised quota allocated to it by the EU.
In line with the recent statistics,
Russia exported a total of 321,000 tons of steel products to the EU in the first two months of 2006; the quota allocated to
Russia was 2,273,000 tons.
Specifically,
Russia used 20 percent of its hot rolled coil quota (188,000 of 931,000 allotted tons), 18 percent of its
plate quota (36,000 of 195,000 allotted tons), 15 percent of its alloy sheet quota (14,000 of 100,000 allotted tons), 10 percent of its beam quota (5,000 of 46,000 allotted tons), and 2 percent of its
wire rod quota (4,000 of 177,000 allotted tons).
On the other hand,
Ukraine exported a total of 104,000 tons of steel products to the EU in the first two months of 2006, filling 10 percent of its total revised quota of 1,005,000 tons.
Specifically,
Ukraine filled 19 percent of its coil quota (29'000 of 154'000 allotted tons), 10 percent of its heavy
plate quota (37,000 of 357,000 allotted tons), 8 percent of its
wire rod quota (10,000 of 128,000 allotted tons), and 6 percent of its beam quota (2,000 of 31,000 allotted tons).