In 2010,
Ukraine's
pig iron exports increased by 7.3 percent year on year to 1.48 million mt, valued at $590.45 million.
In December 2010,
Ukraine's
pig iron exports went up by 55.3 percent compared to November and by 45.6 percent compared to December 2009, reaching 166,110 mt. 62,740 mt of
Ukraine's
pig iron exports in December (equal to a share of 37.8 percent) were delivered to Turkey, 54,300 mt (equal to a 32.6 percent share) were shipped to Italy, and 49,050 mt (equal to a 29.5 percent share) were exported to the US.
The value of
Ukraine's
pig iron export sales in December 2010 was up by about 51 percent compared to November, increasing to $64.92 million.