According to the data issued by Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in January 2016, Ukraine’s domestic iron ore shipments decreased by 80,000 mt month on month to 2.05 million mt, including 390,000 mt of sinter ore, 680,000 mt of concentrate, 290,000 of agglomerate and 690,000 mt of pellets.
Import deliveries of iron ore from Russia to the Ukrainian market increased in January by 100,000 mt month on month to 310,000 mt, while iron ore exports from Ukraine amounted to 2.8 million mt in January 2016. In January, Ukraine’s domestic coal shipments totaled 560,000 mt, while coal imports amounted to 950,000 mt, up 180,000 mt month on month.
In the given month, Ukraine’s scrap supplies to the domestic market totaled to 160,000 mt down 100,000 mt month on month, which is equivalent to 60 percent of total consumption capacity of Ukrainian steel producing enterprises.