According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), in 2009 Ukraine registered a 25.2 percent decrease year on year in its ferroalloys production to 1.036 million mt.
Accordingly, in 2009, Ukraine's silicomanganese output decreased by 15.6 percent to 741,900 mt, its ferromanganese production went down by 64 percent to 129,400 mt, its ferrosilicon output increased by 7.4 percent to 150,300 mt, while its metallic manganese production went up by 75.6 percent to 15,100 mt, all compared to 2008.