According to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January 2010 Ukraine registered a 20 percent increase year on year in its finished steel product output to 2.433 million mt and a 26 percent rise in its crude steel output to 2.726 million mt.
In the first month of 2010, Ukraine saw a 25 percent increase in its pig iron production to 2.337 million metric tons and 19 percent growth in its coke output to 1.52 million metric tons, both compared to the same month last year. Furthermore, in January 2010 the country's production of steel pipes went up by 26 percent year on year to 109,000 metric tons, while its output of hardware increased by 13 percent year on year to 13,500 metric tons.
In its iron ore segment, in January this year Ukraine produced about 6.564 million metric tons of iron ore and 5.387 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate - up 53 percent and 57 percent respectively compared to the same month last year. In addition, in January 2010 the country's agglomerate production amounted to 3.262 million mt - up 22 percent, while its pellet production totaled 1.86 million mt - up 42 percent, both compared to the data for January 2009.